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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31
A PRoCLAMATIoN.
Newspaper English.

The fashion is to criticse Newspaper
and journalists are very Indifferent to as
sault. They seldom take the trouble to de-
fend themselves. They say their say briefly
though often inelegantly. They use slang
when it answers their purpose. They coin
words when the necessity arises. They
have little care for style. Writing in haste,
as they necessarily do, they have no time to
select phrases, and they unhesitatingly
choose the tritest phrase if it convey their
meaning. But the word they do not care to
utter for themselves sometimes finds voice
IN an alien mouth. Senator Vance of North
Carolina, says that close study of the best
newspapers has taught him the art and the
necessity of expressing himself briefly and
tersely, without repetition or circumlocu-
ton. Newspaper English" has been the
subject of many animadversions, but there
is this about it that it can sling in more truth
to the square inch than any sort of English
going. President Chadbourne, within a
twelve.month, wrote to the Springfield,
uidso's CuiVn SAPiOssihs LIS SiohlhsotoA w
er very correct report of speech he had
made, and his amazement that all he had to
say could be put into so short space.
These words of praise provoke the Rutland
Herald TO say that men who dispense their
language standing are very apt to be prolix.
Perhaps it is necessary to use circumlocu-
ton in order to give the mind time to pro-
duce the thoughts in proper sequence.
More frequently, however, the speaker re-
CARDS his prolixity as virtue, and delights
in setting his few thoughts to masquerading
in as many different costumes as possible.
The best speeches, lectures and sermons are
made by men who have either followed the
journalistic profession or have studied and
protited by newspaper English. This style
is full of faults. Words are often used with
too little consideration. Haste makes waste,
sometimes, with the syntax, but the neces-
sity of saying what is to be said, and all that
is to be said in certain space and time, en-
forces condensed, straightforward, I'M
trammeled style, with very little reference TO
rhetoric, but great deal of reference to the
matter in hand.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31

JUDGE Thoman, of the civil service com
mission, says: 'sWe shall submit the rules
to the President on Saturday. So far as
the Pendleton bill is concerned, every clerk
in Washington could be turned out to-mor-
row without further cause than that their
services were not needed. The bill provides
that no person shall be appointed to Office
unless qualified mentally, morally, physi-
cally. 1t viii before long replace incompe.
tent persons with those who are qualified;
it will abolish political favoritism; it will
give the poor man the same chance as the
rich; the examination will be practical and
will test the fitness of the applicant"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31

URGENT objections are being made to the
revised tariff from an unexpected quarter.
It appears that considerable increase has
been made in the duty on foreign pictures,
and as the United States has become one of
the best picture markets in the world, the
foreign artists are greatly exercised over the
probable consequences of the unwelcome
change. We doubt if their apprehensions
are well founded. The people whose wealth
enables them to indulge in such expensive
Injuries as foreign pictures are not usually
disposed to dispute over the price, and will
hardly be deferred from purchasing by the
higher rate Of duty which has been estab-
lishad
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31

Report has it that the Marquis of Lorneis
shortly to be created peer. 1t is notorious
that the inferiority of bis rank to that of his
wife has been productive of much unpleas-
ness and embarrassment, and it is extreme
ly probable that his royal mother-in-law is
toward the unattainable altitude of prince
of the blood royal. How making him peer
would mend matters does not, however, APP
pear. The ducal dignity cannot be thus
overtopped, and John Douglas Sutherland
Campbell, called the Marquis of Lorne by
courtesy, will be duke if he lives long
enough. More than that he cannot be.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31

RTE of Gen. John b. Gordon express
doubts Of the truth of the story that he will
seek to re-enter the United States Senate,
from Florida, saying that he could scarcely
desire to renounce his Georgia citizenship to
make the attempt from Florida, which is al
most certain to become a Republican State
in the near future.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31

Two little girls met on tho street the ether
day, and one said to the other, 1--WE put all my
dolls into deep mourning, and it's so becoming
to them! Come over and see them.' ''What
did you do that for?n ooh, we had a Calamity.
Our dog got killed, and there didn't anybody
care butt me and them; we've just cried our
eyes out" Then the other little girl said in
slow, deliberate tones, ''May Wilson, amt you
lucky, though? There's always something
happening youl''-Deroit Post,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31
Meeting for the Organization OF
the Portland Trust Company.

NOTICE IS hereby given that the first meeting of
~ the following persons, to wit: Harrison i.
Libby II Portland, Frederick Robbie of Gorham ,Jo-
Freeport. Mark p. Emery OF Portland, William W
Brown Of Portland, Frederick n. Dow Of Portland
william Gould of DeeriLg, and Charles f. Libby
OF PORTLAND, who have been created a Corporation
by the name OF the Portland Trust Company by an
ACT OF the legislature Of Maine approved February
named Charles f. Libby, No "a EXCHANGED sfreet
Portland, Maine, ON the 3lst day of March A. %
1888, at three O'Clock in the afternoon for the mr.
pose OF accepting said act admitting associate MEM
bers adopting bylaws, elect officers and trans
acting such other business may legally come be-
fore them. ~
CHARLES F. LIBBY.
One of the persons named in said Act
Portland. March 2ist 1888 mar22dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31

FRANK LEsLIE's illustrated newspaper
announces series Of special articles on
''The Problems of Today by Henry George,
Edward Atkinson, Senator Hoar, e. r. Ad-
ans, Jr., Francis A. Walker, Julius ID. Seer
ye, Horace E. Scudder, David A. Wells and
Simon Sterne.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31

The French have provided portion OF
their army with repeating rifles, and imme
diately the Germans, not to be outdone,
have followed their example, though not, it
is said, with entirely satisfactory results.
The anticipated collision between the two
nations is long in coming, but there are
many reasons for expecting its eventual oc-
currence.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31

FRENCH governments, of whatever form,
are nothing if not paternal, and the action
of the Ministry in arranging for the erection
of dwelling houses at the public expense in
order to force down the ruling high rates of
rent is in strict accordance with precedent.
Whether this is wise policy to pursue is
another question, and one which from an
American point of view must be negatively
answered. There is no more effective way
of stimulating the spread of socialism than
by accustoming the public to look to the
government for relief in every difficulty.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31
SLIGHT ODDS


A Little Story with Large MeraI-0ne
Man who iness his own Business.
''No, my dear, said the venerable keeper of a
country store to timid little girl whose head
scarcely came up to the level Of the counter. mo
my dear. we haven't any red flannel, but we have
some first rate New Orleans molasses.e Softly
limiting that she didn't think that would answer the
purpose vuite as well, the child went her way in
search OF the article she wanted.
sHave you BENsoN'S CAPCINE PLAsTERs9''
asked gentleman Of a certain druggist whose name
could be given 1t desired 81 am troubled just
now with touch Of my old friend. the lumbago
and the Benson's Plaster go the spot al
most as soon as it touches the skin.
"Not at present" replied the druggist, genially
sbut have lots Of plasters just as good There is
Ancoeks, the Capsicum and others-won't one Of
them do as well?''
MY dear sir. retorted the gentleman, with a
slight show of temper al say nothing against those
articles, but am business man, and always ask
for precisely what want, and for nothing else.
may enlighten you, however, when say that some
time ago for another disease OF which the Capcine
has since cured me. tried all those You mention.
with no spprcciable benefit They are inefficient.
every one Of them, the meanest act Of the proprIe
tors Of some Of them being this: that they make
pasters with similar sounding names to deceive the
unwary into believing they are the same thing Ex-
perience taught me the difference. IN go - The
next man in your line. Good day"
Be ON your guard againts limitations. The genuine
has the word cAPCINE cut cleany in the middle of
the plaster. All others are impositions.
seabary s johnson, Chemists, New York
mar2l WS&w2wnrm12
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31

MEETINGS

pURSUANT to vote of the Directors OF the
I Maine Steamship Company passed this lay d.
recting the Clerk Of said corporation TO can the fol-
lowing meeting. the stockholders of said corpora-
ton are hereby notified that meeting of said cor
At Portland, State of Maine. the Tenth "A ora
day OF April A ID. 1888, at ten QO) O'Clock IN fh<
forenoon, to consider and act upon the following
propositions viz -
lst-To reduce the par value of tn Q shares OF the
capital stock OF said corporation such amount a. the
stockholders may determine as provided by the Act
to authorize reduction of capital stock of CORPORA
tons; approved February 9Th, A. ID. 1873
I'd 10 authorize the issue of additional stock Of
the reduced par value to such an amount as the
stockholders may determine. in accordance with the
provisions Of said Act ~
Portland, March "a, 1888.
HENRY FOX,
Clerk of Maine Steamship Company.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31
0TTOMANS.

For beautiful shades tins these goods
standing the immense demand for them assortment
nb0ken We have choice shades which duplicated
and lady DESTROYS of securing dress from these goods
sh0nd do SO at
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31
BrOcade
Silks.

We have Just received line of Brocade Silks in CoIos
and Black The c00rs all carefully selected match
plain shades in Go Grain and Ottoman Silks These goods
desirable this when combined with the
material make very handsome and effective costume
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31
MISCELLANEOUS

INTERESTING TO GENTLE
MEN ONLY. TIE SCOTCH I'm
dershirts and Drawers, for Spring,
at 50 cts. each, shown in our cor
ner window, will bear the closest
comparison with those sold by other
dealers for twice the money. These
Shirts are very soft in texture, and
finished off in perfect shape. They
are honest goods in every respect.
Price so cts. Take look at them
as you pass. HORATIO STAPLES
Middle ST., Portland.
mar27 sod3t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31

Sill Ks.

The adde's all unite in saying that there seen
beantnl sik for The the grades selling
for $l0O and Sl25 yard In The grades combined
show more than seventy shades.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31

WHETHER "John Browns body lies noul-
dering in the grave while his soul goes
marching on" is a matter of little import
ance compared with the fact that GuiteaUs
bones are necessarily stirring up trouble
whatever his soul is doing. Just now
Baltimore contemporary is experiencing one
of the periodical nuisances arising from the
preservation of the miserable assassin's
skeleton. Until the CHASTITY relics are abso-
lutely destroyed, as they ought to have been
long ago. there is every probability that the
evil things will continue to provoke malice,
bitterness and cupidity.
Upon the principle that half a loaf is bet
ter than no bread the holders of Memphis
bonds are to be congratulated. 1t looked at
one time as though they were TO lose the en-
tire amount Of their investment, but a bill
has just received the Governors signature
by which they will be paid percentage of
their claims, and they will probably think
themselves fortunate in getting that much.
But they will not be very ready to invest in
Southern securities a second time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31
BLACK
SILKS.

We will not quote prices but will ask close inspection
and comparison Our stock Of Black Silks large
We Four Full Lines Of the leading makes
feel confident that we suit everybody who be in want
of a Black Silk Dress.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31
Dress
Goods.

We have now in stock full line of all the shades
Nuns Yelling and A.batross Cloths One case Cot
less than 25c This great bargain and they selling rap
idly.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31
LADIES' :; : ~: e.:

We keep all widths. from the narrowest to the
widest; widths. "A. A. b G. ID. We keep full
line Of gnds from he celebrated mandatory Of
WoodmansSe & Garsde.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31

Headquarters for Ladies' Curacao Kid Button.
We shall endeavnr to make our store THE STORE
for fine stylish boots this season. You who labor
by the day or week for small wages are invited to
examine our $500 Kid Button, worked button
holes. Our $3.50 Bot Is the best boot that can
be sold for the money Our $500 Boot Is the
boot for the money. several styles in Matt Kid,
Foxed Buttons from which to select. Widths, AA
A. b, q. y. II YOU live out of town and cannot
take your feet to 42l Congress ST., aud have them
perfectly fitted order your boots by mail Postage
prepaid.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31
Dress


Coiored CaShmeres. We have a large and elegant
assortment Of these goods in u variety of Spring Shades from
3s cents to S1.00 per yard
,Armure Cords and Checks. This is something en-.
tirely Spring Dress Fabrics rich i'm design and
choice production of shades
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31

Fine n. X Boots. in French kid new last, ney
STYLE very stylish Boyd's cloth top button, Boyd
French, oil oat button. This make Is weli-kpowl
TO our customers and we claim them 10 be the hes
boot for the money ever sold in Portland. Widths
"A, A, b, and ID.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31
Table


We have Just received extra bargains these goods
and selling them prices at which they before
offered
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-31
WOOLENS.

We making specially VI goods for Mems and Bows
and showing very choice styles in Spring WoOlens.
Please call and examine these goods.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-08
Mccormick
HarvGstcrs.
NORMAN e STEWART,
AGENTS.,
IRELAND, INDIANA.

= = We Respectfully beg leave to
Uniform the Public that we arc the
':authorized Agents for the sale Of
"fhe
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-08

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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-08

q Gen Gr-ss and f.mily E..~ssd over
1.-The Air-Iine Saturday for Louisville.
Naturally III presence led great many
|,Ionx The limo 20 want 70 re him, and
shake hssde- TO escape shis- II - eaid.
he arranged with ~ Richardson, Who
looks something like him. 20 personaie
Nm and rcrrjve che crowds. while Nc
- ID The Indjce or and enjoyed q.
Large numbcr- gathered n III tho co.
tion<. and ~. - declared 4 vas more
labor than stocking cattle 70 shake hands
with chem ~. Al IIuntInehurR, Dr..
NcNahan seized - Spokesman, and in-
tr0dnced cach conner 70 Gen. Grant, q
ne supposed One man, knowing che
0cncnI'< inrlin.sion>, o. being intro
duccd, Il q reported. addressed him sub
stantiaIIy - follows: General. never
scod you afore. but I'm right glad 10
meet you. I've heard 81 YOU. and 81
~ the var. Nv names Pat Pat--Pat
HAYES. and I keep bully good saloon,
with the very best Iikers right over
herc!' The General did not have time
70 70 over just then. hns promised 10
an when h visited Iuniingbury next
Time
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-08

% why. Mr.. smith. where dii
you get that nice furniture? Nv how
mice Il Iooksl and Oh! how i shines
where did you xct it2s
@why, Mr. Brown, got Il at ALE.
Erothcrs', q course They kccp bcttcI
furniture now than anybody ever did u
Dubois county bcforc-s
Mrs- Brown. --@ You do say!'
Mrs So Ycs, and that u not ~. f0I
thcv arc selling d cheaper. than Il seem.
anybo1y could ell Il. inst want you
and every body cisc % 20 there and 60
their stock q fine furniture. You ju.l
ought % ~ The crowd swarvning II d
AlIe> Bruher.' n hny furnisure!' IL.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-08

q .Dune =. l88s8.
!,
- =: A..e. = ienFy ssrHse~, aeF'
- 80 ~: = ~ 4. 49,:
80 . n q =. ? nut - acre
~ &c - - y 8. p
Nancy = = wi''oTu Lindsey - ~.
v-s sno0'' - acres ~ - - Il > n y
go
same efansorz ~: brcsoFs' =
ae5s< y 80 n: - = 2; 800,
T. = Sfrmcr<ne'm 70 John 1raneis'
nscnrr. = -, io0 acres, - Sec -, ~ >
~ ?
- ~, nS'rr 70 "a - Aoeil, pt- 90
-; n,nussr. $50,
+ Y: H.x'cr q - - Sanders r.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-08

- ~. 1o<eph Nour.e 49, elected
superintendent n kSencer county, ~
60 Its.rd - Elocetion ls@t Mondav. u
fncceed ~. John Wystcubnch. Th~
many tr>rhsr friends 81 NJ Nonr-e'in
sn's crrnfv wiIi ~ cfai n hear N h;s
e'rrisrn. A. ~ ~as cne IL ~ br<r Su.
pes'1t<1o<ns n tLe Sl4le formally.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-08

C0UpTT SUrkEsnTESDxNr The board
~ tducaslon mol lee Monday morning,
and quickly pr0ccelIed % husinc&s -lhc
election q County 6upcrindcns FOR ne
next two ycars- Ii,c present. worthy o.
hccr. Prof a -. Sweeney, w. unsni-
nou~ly choscn, ~ he prospective oppo-
ncs'te uitlHIrawing FROM The nee lIc
has made : god officer. generally. one
term. and deserves this handsome rcoog-
nision - tlse incl The cau.c of con-
mnn ecboM education under NJ. man.
.KeMcnt b. advanced mstcrialIy - DO
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-08

o1J. r. Hoard. Jefj,rsorviIIc. Clarke
g.. says. Unable 10 attend n husi.
nss< tom Dyspepsia. med Llown's
Iron Buffers nd Ms cured
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-08

rSTR&YED from tho under.
>ixnc.l. IN Jasper. on she
fk 33i 81 May. white mud
ulD MI spotted COW. with long,
thin horns. probably eixh' Or nine years
old. A liberal reward will b paid "a
any one returning me the cow. or xiging
'ne Information % thsi ] ran YET her.
JACOB GOSNANN.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-08

A single Reaper, model Of
Deatness, simplicity, lightncss and
strength, the ''faircst Of the field"
We have also the combined Inn
pcrial Reaper and Mower, tho
combined Droppcr and Mower,
and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-08-12
what Cost Freddie"

IlltUUffDNfI
Thank heaven we are rid Of I,sngtry.
Not thSt that frightfully formed person
was personally of, nsive, but she was so
necessarily on parade and so uncessingly
bepuffed and beslobbered in the newsptP
.rs. that, in common with a vast majority
of readers, sickened at the sight OF her
name. She came, she saw and she con-
qutred. What did We see?
well.shsptd head, violet eyes, q doll y
face, an expanse Of guns, scrawny NECK,
no bust, nobby elbows, sinewy arms, ire
men ious hands, no legs and enormous
feet. As a curiosity she was an attraction,
Her stage performances were amstsurish.
eut profitable. With her domestic life, u
shy, the public has no concern, but with
her ostentatious display and her breach OF
every recognized rule OF proPrlety the
public couldn't very well avoid having
much TO do becsuse she perpetuslly thrust
herself and her affairs before the general
gsze.
Freddie paid dearly for his debssement
In one great iewelry store be spent $4,000
in presents for her, one item being rs, 900
necklace. A day or two before she sailed
he bought in the same establishment 3d.
EOpresept. She made quite q number OF
nnrchases at the So me time, one item be-
ING $3.50 gold chain-for herself. As Mrs.
I.sngtry publicly announced she was going
home to her husband and other friends.
What position does this silly youth imsg
inc he occupies? He can not we'll be her
suitor. He probably wouldn't care TO be
considered her Wallet, and she had little
blsck and tan before she came here.
She has done more 10 bring the stage in-
10 disrspu'e during her brief larry here
than any dozen professionals have done in
a lifetime. They ssy she cleared Sl25 90
by her plsyiDg-a good term, for she CIR.
tsinly did no woTk-sna she Ragged at
least s45O 600 We know Of in the Ruise OF i'm.
p.rishsble Jewels from her sd ni'srI Dis
counting little for bounce, let as say she
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-08-12
QUEER ACCIDENTS.

The cutting Of 8 part of colorsd
wrspper from q bar OF SOAP caused the
death of 9 little girl OF West Liberty, ny.
A Kalamazoo, Mich, mule struck quick
ssnG in q cellar, and sank out VI sight be
fore the workmen could prevent 1t. He
was pulled out
While running the bases during game
Of ball, John Morris, OF Scottdale. Pa,
fell, and lost his thumb BY striking bis
hand on q piece Of tin.
While BERTHE Morris, OF Atlanta, was
running 8 sewing machine at gsod speed
the driving rod snapped, and piece pens
trsted her leg, inflicting frightful wound
In falling from tree, the little son OF
John Hareiss, OF Somerset, KY, struck mp
on 3 stick that pierced his side to the
heart, causing instant death.
c. G. Reynolds, Of Marietta. Ga. had q
scyIhe thrown over his shoulder, ana was
riding q mule. The snimsl, frightened Al
passing train, threw Reynolds to the
ground, and the scythe took his head Oh.
John Helmao, of Lexington. Pa, stood
in the hall cleaning his ear with the 6nt'
'nd OF 9 small, stiff switch. A screen door
Vas oPeeed suddenly against him, which
,hluSt The switch inside the ear, broke tie
dun, caused the most intense suffering.
md made Holman = maniac,