The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-06-15

contemporary, the CentraIid oeHIlnoi' VI
publishing a Typographical map OF the city
labelled ''Miss frankie Folsom
Among those who accompanied Secretary
Whitney to Annapolis to attend the gradual
ing exercises at the naval academy, was
Nine. Bonaparte, who had son IN the grad
uating class.
Rev, Henry Ward Beecher will probably
choose as his lectures in England, The
Reign of the Common People and Con
science" the latter being new one. lie
has not spoken in England since the war.
At the graduation exercises at Vassar this
year one young lady presented an essay on
the ''Knghts of Labor" She concluded
that they should be called pirates OF La
bor" She arrived at this position rs the
result of recent experiences.
1t is announced that the son OF Secretary
Endicott, who recently graduated at the Har-
ward Law School, willin short time go to
work in the Department of Justice. He will
receive no appointment, but simply take q
place in the department Tor the purpose Oh
acquiring knowledge and experience
Lord Stallbridge Orchard Grosvenor), as
financier of the Liberal party, knows all
about its management. Recently some one
showed him list of those members who
would oppose Mr.. Gladstone's home rule bill
ssWhy.," he exclaimed, cit contains the name
of every man who has ever subscribed pen
nv to the election expenses OF the party
The Stoughton Musical Society, of Massa-
chusetts. has Just celebrated its centennial.
It claims to be the Oldest musical society IN
the country, being the direct outgroWth OF
the singing school taught in Stoughton In
IVA by William Billings. tits not merely
local society, but includes in its membership
of 500, residents of Stoughton, Randolpn,
Canton, Sharon, Milton, Brockton, Hol-
brook Braintree, Weymouth, North Easton
and Taunton.
It is said that Mr. Cleveland, ON being in
troduced to Stephen B. Elllins at Deer Park,
said: eyes, I've heard of you' Then the
genial Elkins got even by saying, 81 wish
nv father could see you, Mr.. President, he
has been lifelong Democrat and a red hot
rebel, Joined the rebel army at fifty-five and
fought all through the war, and 1t IS the am
bitiOn of his life to see Democratic Presl-
dent"
The st. John Sun has this: General Lc-
gan's statement that Caesars Veni vidi vici
is the shortest despatch in the annals of war
is contradicted by the ST. John Telegraph,
which produces Suwarrows Hurrah Praga,
which communicated news of the capture of
a Polish stronghold. Caesar used twelve let
tiers, SuwarroW perhaps eleven. But II the
story told Of Sir Charles Napier is true, he
announced the capture OF Sind IN one word
of seven letters, Peccayi.
A Washington correspondent says that
Senator Van Wyck is nothing if not auda-
cious. Only few days ago Mr.. Edmunds
arose and attempted to squelch the fiery Ne
braskan with an avalanche of Senatorial
precedents. But Van Wyck absolutely re-
fused to be squelched, and merely replied in
his most rasping tones: NOW l suppose we
shall be treated to the terrors of the SUI
preme Court. The Senate, OF course,
laughed, and that, too, at the expense OIL the
great EdmundS
The Kansas City (Mo) Times says in rela-
ton to its sketches of statesmen and jurists
of Kansas: "We have at last found a man
not born in New England. Judge D. j..
Brewer is one of few eminent Kansans not
of New England birth. The number is so
small, however that the fact will stand for
centuries. perhaps, as a dominant controll-
ing factor in the growth OF the .ciylllzatlon
and progress and development of the State
that Kansas is of New England birth"
In his Memorial address in Dexter, Rev.
Mr.. Laid told this story of Campmeeting
John Allen: During the gloonliest period of
the war Mr.. Ladd was pastor of country
church in Western Maine. Many members
of the church were anti-war men and did
not hesitate to say so. At the quarterly
meeting Campmeeting John was on hand.
In the midst of one of his prayers he sud
denly broke out. "Oh, Lord, bless our enc
miesl' Bless our enemies, we pray" Then
with tremendous vigor, BLESS them, o Lord
with defeat at every point.
Charles A. Dana of the New York Sun,
SAYS this to a Princeton student who writes
to him concerning journalism as profess
sion. ga graduate fresh from college is pref
ty sure to be one Of the most awkward re-
cruits who can be brought into a newspaper
office. In the first place, he is very immature.
Then not one graduate in a hundred has an
English education which can be called at all
thorough. Until he is trained anew, not one
in hundred is capable OF doing good liter
ary service in any single department. lie
| has also lived so far apart from the world ana
| its affairs that he knows next to nothing
| about what is going on among men and what
| interests and moves them.
A story is told of a youth at West Point
| who was bright and proficient in all his stud
| les but lacked by quarter of an inch the
stature required of cadet. He had been
| admitted with the understanding that he
must be dismissed if at the end of the first
| year he had not grown enough to reach the
standard. He did not grow, and on the night
| before the examination he and his room
mate were sadly talking of their expected
| separation. when a bright idea occurred to
| the taller cadet. Selling a broomstck he
| hit the little fellow two or three sharp raps
| on the top of his head, raising a fine bump.
| The next morning the boy came away from
| the examiners exulting in the knowledge that
| he had attained the full stature exacted OF
| cadets, with at least an eighth of an inch to
/ spare.