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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-23
FOR MAYOR,
Charles ]. Chapman
A REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION
Evil be held in
N0R0MBEGA HALL, Bangor,
Thursday, April 26, 1883, at Ii O'Clock
q. m.

For tie purpose of selecting two candidates for
Electors of President and Vice President of the
United States, and four delegates at large, and
four alternates TO attend the National Convention,
to be held at Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, june
10th, 1883, and transacting any other business
that may properly come before it.
rhe basis Of representation will be as follows
Each city, town and plantation viii be entitled to
one delegate, and fer each seyenty-Rye votes cast
for TIE Republican candidate for Governor in
1884 an additional delegate, and Tor fraction Of
forty votes in excess of seventydve votes, an ad-
ditional delegate.
The state Committee viii be in session in the
reception room of the Han at nine o'clock on the
morning Of the Convention, for the purpose of re-
ceiying the credentials of delegates.
All electors of Maine, without regard to past
political differences, who are in sympathy with
the sentiments expressed in the call OF the Re
publican National Committee for the Republican
National Convention, are cordially invited to
unite with the Republicans Of the State in select
Ing delegates to this Convention.
Per order Republican State Committee.
JOSEPH II. MANLEY, Chairman.
WILLIS IL. WING, Secretary.
AUGUSTA, MAINE, February IL, 1888.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-23

Mr.. Fields suggestion that, when Wash
ington Territory shall come into the Union,
1t be re-christened Tacoma, does not strike
the people of the Territory favorably. They
admit the undesirablity of having both
city and State named Washington. but pro-
pose to obyiate it by coming in as the Estate
of George Washington" Ore of the many
points of advantage about such name is
that it could be readily adapted to circum-
stances. For instance, when the State gets
rich and plethoric it can call itself George
Washington, ESQ.,; should its roll of patriots
and statesmen get as long as Names it
could call itself Hon. George Washington;
and finally, in case of war with the adjacent
Canadians, it could strike terror to the hearts
OF the foe by assuming the style General
George Washington. Should this manifestly
convenient name be adopted, we hope those
envious rivals, Seattle and Tacoma, will
have sufficient sense of propriety to stop tell
ing such remarkable fables. ABOUT their pros
perity.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-23
CURRENT COM M EMIT.
DEMoRALIzED DEMOCRACY.

DEMoRALIZED DEMOCRACY.
Bangor Whig.l
The action of the Portland Democracy is a
confession that four years OF Nation al
Democratic rule has so disguised the voters
of that city that it is absolutely useless for
them to place representative OF their own
party in the field.
NAMES PRESIDENTIAL. TIMBER.
[Gardlner Home Journal
Although no one seems to doubt that Mr..
Blaine would accept the nomination If 1t was
rendered him, other available candidates are
being talked of. Maine has some good
presidential timber besides Blaine-Reed,
Frye or Dingley for instance.
A PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION.
cincinnati Commercial Gazette.]
Mr.. Blaine said in his Florence letter:
Que thing only is necessary to assure success
complete harmony and cordial cooperation on
the part OF all Republicans.
And Mr.. Blaine has made his personal con-
tribution TO secure this result.
AN ABSURD ACT.
boston Herald1
Portland has had Democratic mayor six
years out of the last thirty. 1t is Republic
can city, and always will be, unless the
Democratic leaders cease from their present
foolishness. This is Presidential year.
Everybody knows that the control OF the
city government means hundreds OF votes to
the party which has it. The Portland DEM
Ocrats do not even make fight for their
city They hold a caucus, nominate man
whom they know will not accept, quarrel a
little, hold another caucus and then-nOm-
mate Neal Dow. This is not funny; 1t is
silly Neal Dow is nearly IS yeais old. He
is opposed TO everything the Democrats fa-
vor. He Is a strong Republican, except
where his prohibitory ideas prevent. The
Wings chose him mayor of Portland in 1851,
able, active old gentleman, but think Of 1t.
There are not adozen Democrats in Port
land who believe in prohibition, and, appar-
emily, very few of them believe In anything.
The fact that Gen. Dow has the third party
nomination, which may give him 100 votes,
and that of a labor organization, WHICH, per-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-23

The election in the Eleventh district of
Michigan has been widely commented upon
by the Democratic press of the country, be-
cause a sudden decrease of the Republican
majority came at time which to them
seemed significant. This district has been
the banner Republican district of the State.
Mr.. Moffatt received over seven thousand
votes more than his Democratic competitor
In the election for the Forty-ninth Congress;
but in the recent election Mr. Seymour, the
Republican candidate, did not receive as
many hundred. The reason of this astonish-
ing falling off Of Republican votes may be
explained quite easily. The candidate nim-
self was away in Europe. and could make no
personal canvass, he had been the choice of
the nominating convention only after long
struggle, which very likely was provocative
of jealousy that prevented the usual party
vote on election day; his opponent was the
leader of coalition Of laborng men and
Democrats; and, while the Republicans do
not seem to have exerted themselves as much
as they should have, the Democrats were
most perniciously active. Internal Revenue
Collector Maloney of Detroit, headed the
Democratic office holders, twice visiting the
District to bear aid and comfort to BARLEY
Brecn, the coalition candidate; and Post
master General Dickinson watched the strife
from affair." though not as passive spectator
as those who know him best believe. These
circumstances afforded for the Democrats
rational explanation of their large vote.
But they chose the irrational one that the
popularity Of President Cleveland's free
trade message was what did it. They not
only knew that this explanation was unrea-
sonable, but also that it was false. Speak
ing of the report that has gone abroad that
the tariff was the ISSUE" the Detroit Trib-
une says: 1.-The real facts are well under
stood here and they make this claim of the
free traders appear very ridiculous indeed.
1t is we'll known to the Democratic commit
tee the Democratic organs and all Demo-
Gratis in the Eleventh district that BARLEY
Breen, the Democratic nominee for Con-
gress, actually spent great portion of bis
time going about from place to place denying
that he was a free trader, and trying to win
votes by telling the people he was pyotec-
ZIONIST This is the way he made the tariff
the ISSUE"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-23

Speaking of Senator Leland Stanford as
possible Presidential candidate, the San
Francisco Post remarks that 1--WE are not in
sensible to the advantages that would accrue
to the Pacific slope in advertising" from hav-
ing so prominent and able citizen in the
Presidents chair. But this might send envi-
Gus Florida into secession again.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-23

In answer to question about the proba-
BILE effect OF free trade on the Pacific coast,
Senator Leland Stanford is reported to have
said Labor in China is paid from three to
ten cents per day. As a race the Chinese
are the most initiative and industrious people
on the earth. An enterprising manufacturer
could 60 TO China and manufacture American
wares on American patterns at prices that
would drive American labor out of the mar
ket" To many who are less acquainted
than Senator Stanford with the characters
ties Of the Chinese and the immense posi-
bilities in the way of their race, this reply
may sound like a Dugaboo, trumped up to scare
free traders Of delicate nerves. But the fact
is that cotton manufacturing by modern
methods is hardly more of an experiment
ia the Orient than in the Southern part Of
the United States. The nearest neighbors
of the Chinese, the japanese, are already
turning their attention to the cheapest
methods of manufacturing the fabric that
clothes the myriads of Asia. There are run
ming to-day in Japan cotton mills fittod with
the most modern machinery, Illuminated by
the electric light and manned by native lab.
orers. The Japanese to be sure, are much
more progressive than the Chinese, but it is
not the opinion Of those who have dealt
most with the Chinese that the race will re-
main forever in the lethargy of the past.
When its leaders do awake and begin to use
the vast resources of its cheap labor, the
world may be treated to the interesting spec
tacle of the Western nations putting up for
themselves barriers of non-interc0urse such
as they rudely tore down when China strove
by exclusiyeness to save herself from contact
with the mushroom civilizations Of the West.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-23

haps, can throw rs more, does not count
30 far as we can see, the Democrats of Port
land are absolutely demoralized, and propose
voting for man they detest, lust for fun"
1t is quite possible Gen. Dow may write
them a letter which will make them blush
sauna IF than
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-23
rFFi4, PRES
THURSDAY MORNING FED. 20.

We do not read anonymous letters and eomnlu
nications. The name and address OF the writer
are IN al eases Indispensable, not necessarily ior
publication but as guarantee Of good faifh
We cannot undertake TO return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

We have added PanaIOOns and
stock since this sale began, shall
add n man
AL OF the bargains in Pants offering
especially n
from
ingy public large variety
and possibly be found anywhere e
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-23

we call attention 20 several large
lots OF Mems and Young Mems
Pants mt $3.50, $500, $3.50 and
$500 per pair, that are Inarvels Of
durability, and neatness OF APP
pearancc, and are from $3.50 10
$500 under regular prices. For
ordinary use these Pants are ex-
ceptiOnaIIy cheap.
VESTS 10 match nearly every
style of Pant.
Special bargains are offered in
Pants i'm Gentlemen's and Young
Mems sizesin handsome Stripes,
PIaids, ETC., at $500, $3.50. $500
and $500. These are real bar
gains and are adjudged so by i'm
vestOry.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-23
PORTLAND THEATRE

One Night and Saturday Matinee. Sat-
urday, February 25th.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06

A story of personal haroism has come to
our knowledge which certainly deserves to be
told, although, for excellent reasons which
cannot here be stated, the names and precise
location cannot be given. The other day, on
one of the streets of Boston devoted to resi-
dences, young lady-a cultured, wealthy
and society" girl-looking from second
story front window, saw a servant girl run
from the opposite house, with her clothing
all ablaze. 1t was the work of an instant to
seize large sofa blanket and run down the
stairs, out into the street, pursue the fright
ened girl, and wrap her in the big red
blanket. Remembering the furious wind, it
was one of those times when a minute
counts. To the young lady's bravery the
poor girl owes her life, as the street was
almost deserted, and investigation afterward
showed that the clothing was nearly all
burned from her body. OF her skirts nothing
was left but the bindings and a ragged
fringe; her hair was singed and the exposed
flesh badly burned 1t is pleasure to be
able to say that the young lady did net re-
ceiye the least injury, if slight strain of the
wrist be excepted.-Boston Transcript
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06
Founder Of Graham's Magazine.

VI A<bkhLthcs
The venerable John r. Graham, who
founded Graham's Magazine in Philadelphia
over forty years ago, when literary periodi-
Gals were few in the United States, has just
taken his departure from the Eye and Ear
hospital in Fourth avenue where hehas spent
the past four years as patient undergoing
treatment for cataract in both eyes. He re-
joiccs over the improvement of his vision to
such a degree that he can now resume his
career as a writer. A few days ago Mr.. Gra-
ham indulged in some "reminiscences Of old
times when Grahams Magazine was at the
zenith Of its success, and when Fenimore
Cooper, Henry W. Longfellow, Edgar A.
Poe and other celebrities were among the
contributors to its pages. Even then he paid
LongfellOw very high prices for the poems
and sonnets which he sent in monthly, such
prices as would raise the eyebrows of the
bards Of today, and he paid Cooper at rates
which no living American novelist of this
time can command.
On one occasion, after be had given Cooper
a check of four figures to secEre an unwritten
novel, he asked Cooper to do him the favor Of
opening the first installment of the work for
the magazine, not with a long descriptive
passage, but with some incident that would
seize and rivet tn. readers attention. and
lead him to seek the ensuing inscallments in
other numbers of the magazine. Cooper
agreed to do so. In time the roll of manu-
script for the first month came to hand; it
was wholly descriptive, and Mr.. Graham
felt that he was lost, but he published it.
When the roll for the next month came it
was of the same kind, and when that for the
third month came it was like the two
previous ones; and not till the fourth install
ment and the fourth month did the famous
author get at his story, which was all un-
worthy of his name. 1t turned out TO be a
heavy loss to Mr. Graham The founder Of
Graham's Magazine ought to publish his
"reminiscences of the budding period of
American letters. York Sun.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06

1t is somewhat singular that the most gor-
gsously dressed person in all the Spanish
court should be the nurse of the infant king,
q comely person in face and form Ordina-
rily she wears a rich velvet skirt, with two
broad bands of gold round it, a blue velvet
apron, also trimmed with gold, and bodice
Of black velvet, fastened with lovely silver
buttons, which opens on an inner bodice Of
fine lawn with lace Round her neck are
five or six rows Of coral beads, and she wears
long earrings Of the same material A rich
silk handkerchief is fastened over her dark
hair, which she arranges Madonna fashion in
front. For occasions of state there are other
costumes more handsome-as handsome, SAYS
the chronicler, as any the nobility wear
Philadelphia Times
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06

One of the common sights of Rome is
to view the assortment of umbrellas
hoisted on a rainy day. The opportunity
is frequent, for when the drops fall they
do so on a scale so generous that, rs dur
ing the present month, the rain continues
Chree weeks. Under the dome of the
skies nothing was ever seen TO surpass the
parachute picture. The colors of the rain
bow are not more varied. Outside the
rapidly disappearing Roman peasant cos
tune the umbrella has the next greatest
amount of character in it. The rents that
time and accident have made are patched
with any gay looking scrap, and its size
80 distended by the elasticity of the goods
that when opened it covers the sidewalk.
Without his umbrella the peasant is not
at ease. Rain or shine he carries il under
his arm, for with him it is a maxim that
dogs and strangers are the only ones who
walk in the sun as well us in the wet
Yet he too is ridiculed in the fashionably
cut clothes of the present Romans, With
their sharp toed patent leather boots and
handsome parachutes.-Paris Cor. Balti
more sun.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06
An inventive People,

1--WE are an inventive people. Inven-
ton is by no means confined to our me-
chanicS. Our merchants invent, our sol
diers and our sailors invent, our profes
sional men invent, our schoolmasters
invent and our women and children in
vent. One man lately wished to patent
the application OF the Lords Prayer, re-
peated in loud tone Of voice, TO prevent
stammering; another claimed the new
and useful attachment of n weight to a
cows tail, TO prevent her from switching
it while milking; another proposed to cure
worms by extracting with a delicate line
and tiny hook, baited with seductive
pill; while lady patented a crimping pin,
which she declared might also he used as
paper cutter, as skirt supporter, as a
paper file, as child's pin, as a bouquet
holder, as a shawl fastener or as book
mark"
The above is not quotation from the
effort of some professional humsrist. 1t
is an extract from matter of fact state
ment made many years ago by Mr.. Fisher
while he was commissioner of patents.
st. Louis GlobeDemocrat.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06

1t seems that the superstition that no mar
riage can be happy one unless the bride has
one hair of every member of her family sewn
into the lining of her wedding gown is no
longer a monopoly Of the French. A young
lady was married at San Judes, Kensingeon,
a few days ago, who had a general collection
of hair-even including one from the favor
lite pet dog-made, and attached as much i'm
portance to it as to the fifty yards of mate
rial, exclusive of lace, which her French
maid brought from Paris for the wedding
dress.-London Life.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06
Wedding Presents in France.

Wedding presents have become so gorgeous
that people of moderate means are afraid to
send what they can afford This fashion,
started among the frugal Dutch, of giving
the young couple their household furniture
and a sum of money to begin life with, has
degenerated into vulgar display of wealth
The French have wiser plan. The relatives
make up a sum of money as a wedding gift
and send it TO the brides mother, who spends
it for her daughter in jewels, laces or what
ever seems best We have had the good
sense to abjurs the English wedding favors
made of white satin ribbon and artificial
dowers, some for horses ears and servants'
coats.-Brooklyn Eagle
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06

That grand old ship the Victory, Nelson's
flagship off Cape Trafalgar when he encoun-
tered and beat the combined French and
Spanish feet, Oct 81. 1905, was recently
found to be in sinking condition, but, hap
PLY, has been saved, and now, after weather.
ing the storms of a century, rides at anchor
in Portsmouth harbor. A plate fastened to
her quarter deck marks the spot where the
great admiral, shot through the body by a
musket ball, survived only long enough to
see the enemy strike his colors.-Scientific
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06

The SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY REPUBLIc
is printed every Thursday morning. 1t is
a welcome weekly visitor to thousands Of
families in Clark county and vicinity. The
WEEKLY REPUBLICS thousands Of readers
are generally dependent on our Spring
field merchants for supplies. As medium
for reaching the people of the county and
vicinity the SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY RE-
PUBLIC is acknowledged to be unsurpassed.
Advertisements intended for the WEEKEI
REPUBLIC should be handed in before noon
Wednesday.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06

The night school for convicts, lately started
in the New Jersey state prison, is producing
good results. One of the scholars has started
dictionary in his cell. When he hears a
new word he writes it down on a slip Of
paper. He then asks a deputy keeper what
it means He writes down the meaning op-
posite the word and files the slip on hook in
his cell. In the evening he studies these slips
for an hour or two. His unique dictionary
now consists of about 500 words. Frank
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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06
COMING EVENTS.

GRAND.-Thursday March s, John A.
Mackay, in "Pop."
GRAND. - Tuesday, March 6, Minnie
Palmer.
BLACK's.-Tuesday, March 6, Mr.. and
Mrs. George S. Knight.
BLACKS. - Wednesday, March 4,
ssZitka
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06

Rev. DR.. Emil G. Hirsh has been elected
rabbi Of his congregation on Fifth avenue,
New York, for term of ten years, at 9
salary of sl2, 900 per annum, free house
rental, and life insurance policy Of S20,-
900. He is certainly the best paid rabbi in
the world.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06

A peculiar deposit which resembles clay in
pliability, but which when exposed to the
air becomes as hard as granite, has been dis
covered at the base of Bear mountain. near
Taylorville, n. C. Blocks OF it have been
dug out and used for all the purpos-s of stone
with success, and it is proposed to build
houses of it-New York Evening World.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06
What Is Needed NEXT.

Medicine can now be chucked into a man
by electricity, whether he wants to take it or
not The electrodes of battery are satur-
ated with the medicine and applied locally to
the skin, and the medicine is absorbed
What is needed next is the discovery of a
way of utilizing electricity to compel a man
to be honest and pay his debts-C Chicago
Harpld
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06

During divorce trial at Plaintield, ILL.,,
the fact was brought out that the husband,
who was the defendant in the suit persisted
in sleeping between sheepskins at all sea-
sons of the year and in all kinds Of weather.
He declared that no bed clothes were equal
TO them as promoter of comfort and
health.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06

A Wild man who had been making his
home in the woods near Fresno, Cal, and
defying the authorities to capture him, was
brought into Jail recently by a ranchman,
who rode out to the woods and caught him
with a laSso.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06
A Ten Acre Grave.

One of the largest graves in which single
person is buried to be found in this country
is at Pinckneyville, Ills. A. single slab marks
the spot, but the grave is about ten acres in
extent. Some years ago the deceased and
his sons were operating a coal mine over
there. One day the old man went into the
pit alone to inspect it. While he was in re-
mote gallery the roof of the mine caved in
and the waters of q subterranean stream
flooded the mine. 1t was, Of course, impossi-
BILE to recover the body of the drowned
miner, SO his sons simply closed up the shaft
and erected the headstone sacred to their
fathers memory. - Ed. Dewey in Globe
Democrat
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06

Michigan makes more shingles than all
lne other states in the Union, but, curl
ously enough, it has no more than the
usual percentage Of good boys.--BIrling-
ton Free Press.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06

William Golding Henry. q colored CEN
tenarian who died in Canada q few days
ago, left twenty-six children. more than
fifty grandchildren. and q score or so Of
great grandchildren of two removes.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Cotere of the First Baptist church will be
held this evening at the church. An in
teresting programme has been prepared.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-06

The Springfield Steam Dye works is the
only place In Ohio where goods are returned
as good ss new. No. 81 north Center ST.