The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-15
Current Comment.

A BACKWARD SPRING FOR MR.. MORRISON.
New York Sun.
It is hard spring for the Hon. William
e. Morrison. Black Jack and Jack Black
are both giving him trouble.
A DEMOCRAT S CONSOLATION.
Albany Times.
There will be enc satisfaction in retaining
Miss Sweet in her pension Office. She will
not be able to lecture.
HINT TO SECRETARY LAMAR.
Providence journal.
Commissioner Black claims that he want
ed to remove Miss Sweet in order to give the
place to Mrs. General Mulligan. Perhaps
the difficulty could be solved by puttiug Mrs.
Mulligan in his place.
MISSOURI METHODS In MAINE.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Missouri methods are taking root In the
schools of staid old Maine. A little girl was
shot by male schoolmate the other day,
and it was not a case of idn't-know-it-was-
loaded either.
THE EFFECT OF NICOTINE ON THE MEMORY.
Evansville Argus.
Physicians say that smoking shortens the
memory. 1t must be 30. We remember
that cigar drummer that came in many long
days ago. He gave us cigar, smoked two
himself, and then borrowed ten dollars. His
memory must have failed next day. He for
got TO bring back the ten dollars.
SPRING HAS ACTUALLY ARRIVED.
Chicago Tribune.
1t is understood in Massachusetts, that
one B. T. Butler is about to interest him
self again. actively in State politics, and the
usual alarm prevails in the very incest politi-
cal society. Only The arbulus blooms as
sweetly and regularly in Massachusetts as
Butler, and he is quite as trailing as his only
rival.
DRAWING THE LINE SHARPLY.
Philadelphia Times.
We don't mind the regulation libels of
regulation organs, accusing the editor of
this journal with deceit, falsehood, iobbery
gambling, etc., as is their regulation way
when they can't better answer fearless
newspaper; but to be heralded as seeking
or accepting a political Office, compels us to
draw the line right there, as fotbearance then
ceases to be virtue.
PROPOSITION TO FORM A CANADIAN SOCIETY
OF BANK CASHIERS.
n. Y. Tribune.
Canadians residing in this city are seeking
to form an organization Of some kind TO pro.
mote greater intimacy among themselves
We have Dot heard that fugitive Americans
residing in Canada are thinking of taking a
similar step. Still they would form choice
crowd, and congenial one, too, If they
could be got together.
POLICEMEN AND YOUNG GIRLS.
Lewiston Journal.
Mayor Deering of Portland, has issued
peculiar, but perhaps necessary order to the
Portland police in which he forbds them to
stop on their beats to talk with rumselers,
thieves and their ilk or with "yGung girls in
a TESTING and jolly manner" The police
man is the arm of the law; and to perpetu-
ate the laws dignity aud influence, the
arms relations with law-breakers and
"5oupg girls' shoulanever seem eqnivocal.
THE WORLD LEANING TOWARDS DEMoc-
RAcY.
NY. World.
There is mystery in the workings OF
Providence. Who can predict what The re-
suit OF general European war, with its
massacre and destruction, would be? Who
can say that it would not open the ewes of
millions to the knowledge that the world is
not made for Kings and p-inces alone; that
monarchies belong az much to semi-bar-
barism as didfhe robber barons of the fendal
system, and that the people alone have the
right TO rule and the wisdom to rule wisely
| and justly?
s'HE MUST BE THINKING"
Corr. of Boston Traveller.
Senator Blackburn is a man of unques-
toned l0quacity. He loves to talk, and keep
up an incessant stream of conversation
wherever he happens to be. Tom Reed, the
poDderous Congressman from Maine, whose
nimble wit and singing sarcasm have drivea
Blackburn to the wall on more than one oc-
casion, said the other day to party of
friends, with an outward semblance of the
utmost seriousness; '.There goes Joe Back
burn, and he isn't talking. I've seen him
two or three times lately when he wasn't
saying anything. l guess he must be think
best bit which has ever been made on "Ken-
lucky Joe."