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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-10
College Honor.

The course Of the Harvard students in re-
scinding their action looking to the employ
ment of detective for the discovery of the
perpetrators of the recent outrages at the
college has been sharply criticised. 1t has
been said that influential men were implica-
ted and that they obliged the majority of the
students to vote for reconsideration of the
original resolutions. The Harvard CORE
spondent of the Boston Sunday Times, who
is himself one of the minority who still favo-
the detection and punishment of the guilty
persons, says that this view of the reversal
OF the colleges action is not correct He
says that the students feel the disgrace
deeply. but that their college sense of honor
forblds them to countenance the employ
ment of spy to bring the offenders to JUS
tice. College honor is curious thing in
many of its manifestations. 1t had its in
ception doubtless in the early days of the
college when the failure to appear at MORN
Ing prayers with necktie properly tied
merited admonition from the faculty, and
the making of a snow ball was capital Of
Tense. Students felt the absurdity of such
petty regulations and bound themselves to-
gether with sort of free masonry, saying to
the faculty and the proctors, "You make
these rules too many and too severe to be en-
dured, and you can take care of their en-
forcement yourselves. We will not help
YOU"
Now all things are different. With the
advance of the times the whole code of blue
laws has been swept aside and the students
are left to their instincts as gentlemen and
their intuitive ideas of right and wrong,
backed up of course by the statute law OF
the State, for guidance. In view of this fact
1t seems that large proportion of this "col-
lege honor" should be dispensed with. If
sophomore empties the contents of his water
pitcher on an unoffending freshman's head
his associates may well refuse to tell of it,
because the wrath of the freshman and "the
muscles of his brawny arms" are much to be
feared. But when party of students, or
one student even, goes about the college
grounds at dead of night and willfully and
maliciously defaces property not their own,
thus transgressing the statute, college honor
should not be allowed to lead their associates
into becoming accessories either before or
after the fact, by refusing to tell what they
know, OF by shutting OF astouapts 70 havo tho
law enforced when they have the power to
do IN
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-10

making, which will repay careful perusal.
There is no doubt that the methods of road
construction In this country, not only in the
rural districts, but in the cities as well, have
been of the most slipshod fashion. Of
course it would be unreasonable to expect in
a country which hundred years ago was
Very sparsely settled roads anywhere near
the equal of English or continental roads.
Good roads are expensive, and the contribu-
tions OF great many successive generations
are necessary to bring them to perfection.
But 1t Is nevertheless the fact that the roads
In this country would. without any Traditional
outlay, have been much better than they are
to-day If some general plan had been adopted
In their construction, and each years work
upon them had been done in accordance
with that plan. For lack OF system much OF
the money and work spent upon our roads
has been about the sameas thrown away.
Nobody who has ever watched the repairing
of roads In the spring or fall of the year in
the country districts of Maine can have any
doubt that the same labor and the same ex-
penditure Of money, might be made to pro-
duce vastly better results. In@eed in some
districts each years work serves only to
repair the destruction wrought by the ele-
ments in the previous year, SO that instead
Of steady progress toward hard and perma-
nent road bed which will withstand the
action of the rain and the frost, there is
really no progress at all Within few
years past there has been an improvement
In this respect 1t has begun to dawn upon
the towns and cities that rOad-making is a
science, and that something more than
ability to shovel dirt or gravel is needed in
their construction. The awakening has
only begun, however. and there is great
need still of such education as is afforded by
Mr.. Jordan in his thoughtful article pub
lished elsewhere
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-10

Our esteemed contemporary, the Boston
Globe. speaks Of the Lodge federal election
bill as measure by which local self-govern-
ment is to be destroyed in the South. The
Lodge election bill has no relation whatever
TO local elections In the South, and Is there
fore no interference with local self-govern-
ment 1t applies simply to the election of
congressman. Congressman have nothing to
do with local self-government. They are
part Of the national government. Thy
iegislate for the whole country. Why, then
should not the whole country be interested
70 see that they are fairly elected, and why,
IL necessary, should the whole country not
take measures that will conduce to such
election? The parrotlike iteration that
federal election law, applicable only to the
choice Oh congressman, is an interference
with local self government is the veriest
humbug. 1t is not founded on fact: Init Is a
complete variance with it. Congressman
are elected in South Carolina to govern
Maine Just as much as to govern South Caro-
lima. This being the case Maine is just as
much interested to see that they are fairly
chosen ard represent the majority OF the
people as South Carolina. And, further
more, Maine and South Carolina having
agreed upon scheme Of government which
stipnlates that Congressman shall be the
choice Of a majority of the people of their
districts, each has the right to take measures
to compel the other to live up to the agree
ment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-10
FOR REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS,
THOMAS Ii. REED.
At m O'Clock A. MI

For the purpose OF nominating candidate for
Governor, to be supported at the September cleo
tion, and transacting any other business that may
properly come before It.
The basis Of representation will be as follows:
Each city, town, and plantation will be entitled
TO one delegate, and for each seventy five votes
cast for the Republican candidate for Governor
In 1885, an additional delegate, and for fraction
Of forty votes in excess of seventy-nve votes, a
further additional delegate. Vacancies in the
delegation Of any city, town or plantation, can
only.be filed by residents Of the county in which
he vacancy exists.
reception room Of the Hall at nine o'clock on the
morning Of the Conventio for the purpose Of re-
ceiving the credentials Of delegates.
The voters of Maine who.believe in the policy
OF protecting home industry, to the end that the
laborer shall have steady employment with ade-
quate compensation for his toll; who believe that
the agricultural industries Of Maine should be
freed from the injurious competition Of foreign
products who join in the policy OF prohibiting the
trafic in liquors, as immoral, Injurious aud dan.
gerous 10 the best interests of society; who be.
lieve In the wisdom of well regulated civil ser.
vice; who approve all measures for the restora-
ton of American shipbuilding; who uphold all
measures for assuring an Independent suffrage to
the people and an honest counting OF their ballots
ARE cordially invited to Join with the Republi.
cans In choosing delegates to this cow, ntion.
Per order Republican State Committee
+. K. soUTHARD, Secretary.
Augusta, Maine, April %, 1890.
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PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

1t is announced that the Prince and
Princess of Wales will attend the wedding
of Henry M. Stanley and Miss Tenant.
A Spanish inventor renders from grass
hoppers fatty su distances which is declared
to make the finest soap yet produced.
The will of the late Miss Mary A. Edison
Of New ork distributes about S2lO, 900 among
religious and charitable institutions associa-
ted with the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Bishop Potter and Rev. W. R. Huntington
each receive $4,000.
There is large maple tree standing in the
corners of the towns of Tunbridge, Royalton,
Bethel and Randolph. Two counties also
have their bounds there, and four farms.
This tree Is said to have been tapped in the
four towns for sugar-making purposes, by
the four different proprietors. Burlington
Free Press.
An English physician who has resided In
China and made study of the Cinnamon
states that on account of lack of nervousness
the Chinaman can write all day, can work
all day, can stand for whole day in one DO.
sition, weaving, hammering gold or cutting
ivory, without once being attaked by nervous
ness. He can sleep anywhere, no matter
what the noise or what the position, lying
down or standing up, it Is all one to him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-10

DIFFERENT BRANDS OF PLASTER.
rSnrinpfield IInion

They tell of some nice Boston girls who
have had their hands nodded In plaster 1t
Is fad that feeds vanity. But we know OF
some Springfield fellows. base ball players,
who have had their hands, and noses in fact,
nodded in plaster-court plaster-and they
are not at all vain about it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-10
Road NJ aklng.

Mr.. Z. G. Jordan, the well known civil
engineer. contributes an article TO today's
issue Of the PRESS, on the science of road
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Every Dollar Paid in goes
Towards the Develop
ment of the Property.

Bedford City is a 1ourishins city of over
1000 Inhabitants, and is on the Norfolk &
Western Raiiread, midway between Lynch
burg and Roanoke, the surrounding country be-
ing Extremely Rich in mineral and agricultural
resources. II is the Comfy Seat Of Bedford
County. is lighted by electricity. and has an
electric street railway progress of construction
Hts Industries are general manufacturing al
ready of large volume, with certainty OF great
increase.
The Rando'ph-Macon Academy, the
largest educational institution in the South cost
ing 100000, has been erected upon the CON-
panys land, and there is also in progress of build
ing s75, COO hotel, and railroad station to cost
$4,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-10

The description of Mayor Cottrell of Ce-
dar Keys who is being made the subject of a
good many newspaper stories at the present
time is good! deal.like SHADES, the famous
outlaw Of the Plains whose exploits form
one of the most interesting sections of Mark
Twain's Roughing 1t. "When sober he is
the best of men; when drunk DEVIL"
slade died at the hands of a determined
band of vigilantes, but Cottrell's life seems
likely to be spared to the natural limit by
his indulRent townsmen who Ito quote the
words Of one Of them) "endure from
VIII what would cost a common ma n his life.
Bis family is an old and respectable one. He
has two brothers and several sisters here,
and all are well connected We keep out of
his way when he's on a tear and let him
wear himself OUT
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-10

We should like to have some of our tariff
reform friends inform us in regard to the
why and wherefore Of the recent boom in
the wooden manufacturing business. The
Boston Commercial Bulletin has list of
TWENTY-FIVE new mills, additions to old ones,
increases Of capacity and other enlargments
In its last issue, offset by eleven shut downs,
of which one was caused by fire, three by
foreclosure Of mortgages. two by break
downs of machinery and two for the purpose
of changing some of the machinery, making
clear net gain of eleven new establish
ments for the week. Our own idea of the
matter would be that the owners of wooden
mills see chance for improved business.
But we have been told great many times
by our reform friends, more in sorrow than
in anger, that the passage of the Mckinley
bill would close up every wooden mill in the
country. The Mckinley bill is half passed,
and still the wooden mills increase In mum.
beers and capacity. Why is this thusp
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-10

The silver bill passed by the House is un.
doubleday not just such measure as East
ern Republicans would have constructed
could they have had their way entirely. Mel
Their is 1t just such measure as Western Re-
publicans would have constructed under the
same liberty. The latter were in favor of
free coinage, while the former were inclined
to restrict the coinage more than at present.
But some legislation was inevitable, and
under the circumstances the East is to be
congratulated on being able to abate the
claims OF the West as much as it has
done. The bullion redemption feature is a
very important concession to Eastern senti-
ment, and 1t relieves the measure of some of
the worst dangers that it contained in its
original form. There is probably a clear
majority in the Senate for free coinage, but
as 'sthis bill is the most liberal one
for the silver men that can be got through
the House the Senate is likely to accept it.
The fact that the House of Representatives
has been able to do something this session
besides talk seems to be fruitful source of
anger to all our esteemed Democratic contem-
poraries. Taking their cue from the Hon.
Aso6OA w. 1uiio tuCy al pioulCtou budb buo
session would be a do-nothing one, because
the Democrats would be able by dilatory
tactics to block all legislation which they did
not approve. They reckoned without the
Speaker. And now that they see their pre-
dictions unfulflled, they are naturally an
CRY, especially with the Speaker whose firm
ness and courage has thwarted the design Of
Mr.. Mills and his free trade friends Not
being able to complain, as they hoped they
might, that the House had frittered away the
session in useless talk. they are now CON-
planning that sufficient time has not been
given to the consideration of measures.
They are very much exercised now lest some
bad legislation may be inflicted upon the
country, that is. they say they are. AS mat
ter Of fact, however. what they fear is that
the legislation will be good. and there won t
be any political capital made for them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-10
HIIsCRLLANEOts,


Mems and Youths Suitings. Mems Dur
able wool suits at Sc 4S surprising any suit
ever shown by us at that price, cannot be
equalled for less than $500 outside of our
store.
Mems Assabet All Wool Warranted indi-
60 blue suits with detachable buttons SS.9S
the best bargain in Maine. Mems fast colored
blue suits with detachable buttons 5000,
worth $500. Young Mems Suits at 5000,
$500. $1,000. $1,000. $500, $500, $4,000,
$1,000, $500
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-10

1t begins to look as though Mr.. Frank will
have to nominate himself for Congress by a
letter in the columns Of the Eastern Argus
or else appoint the editor of that journal a
committee Of one to do it for him. Here it is
the tenth of June and there are no signs of a
Democratic district convention, with election
on the first Monday of September.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-10

Senator Blair's Jesuits, who control the
newspapers of this country, and the London
Times's Irish-American influences that
caused Secretary Blaine to send revenue cut
tiers to Behring Sea, are alike creatures of
the brain, more amusing than powerful
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-10
TEE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING. JUNE 10.

We do not read anonymous letters and commn-
nications The name and address Of the writer
are in all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake TO return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-10
THE SOUTH!
THE SOUTH!
Bedford City Land
andImprovementCo.
BEDFORD CITY. VIRGINIA.
BEDFORD CITY, VIRGINIA.

Chartered by special act OF the Gen.
eral Assembly Of Virginia. Authorized
Capital, $1,OOO,OO0. Par Value, siO.-
90. AMOUNT ISSUED. $500, 900. Non.
assessabIe.
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CURRENT COMMENT.
ROUGH ON THE WOODS.
TT oofr N.s1

The Providence Journal is finding faul
with the Democrats and cannot bear the Re
publicans. 1t will have to take to tn,
woods-which will be rough on the woods.
GRAsPED THE SITUATION.
[St. Louis Globe-Democrat.l
Thomas b. Reeds constituents, in giving
him denomination. have grasped the situa
ton intelligently. He will be needed fol
Speaker of the next House of Representa-.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-07
"oAN'r q or THE sxonANeE, n
The ReHson Way Telephones Won,
WORK During a Ehtsuser Ssaru,.

The Reason Way TeIenhonea Vyant
W0FK During Al EhunAer Storm.
whenever there il neaY-hy thunder
storm, telephone Communication Ia uI195,
interfered with, and at times entirely sua
pen ded, through the action of the atmos.
pherie electricity. Most people do not
know this, and work themselves into an
angry state OF mind on failing to got tho
telephone exchange after repeated ring
Tugs Then, after the storm has passed.
the telephone girls are treated to a gro
tulteuS soolding ndseige Of fault finding.
Inc telephone service in this city has
iB faults, and even in calm and clear
Wehthef, 1t is no uncommon thing for a
subscriber to ring three or four times to
get the exchange. Bot poor service dur
ing an electrical storm over the CITY or
sometimes within four or five mile OF the
CITY, is something that the operators or
manager cannot prevent.
With every flash of lightning o number
or indicators fall, aud the operators oan.
not tell which wsre dropped by the
lghtnlng or subscribers call. BY the
time she gets them In place again another
nash comes and down goes from 90 to so
indicators out OF every 100.
During the heavy storm ON last Friday
afternoon, which was central at Rock
land, several miles from the city, every
ons OF the GOO indicators In the Whining
ton exchange dropped several times, and
at every flash Of lightning more or less
OF them fell. A thoughtful subscriber
can readily soc that outside Of the danger
from lightning on the wires, 1t ia impos.
slbie to give any service under such cir
cumstanoes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-07

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
SMTBsA, Aug. 1.-Two Interesting races
took place yesterday at Hudson's Driy! ~
Park. The entries in the first yers u
Duhads ways gray horse and Soott's bay
mare OF Townsend, John L. Hudson's
black mare (psoer) and Harry L. Arm.
Btrong's black maze. The race was won
by Hudson's paosr in three straight heats.
Best time, 2 AZ.
In the second race Dickinson's sorrel
horse took the irst heat aud Lattouus'
bay mare the second. The race was nm
finished. A large crowd was present.
There will be a camp. need at
Thomas Corner next sunday uudor the
auspices of Salem Church. II will CON
tinue during the week.
Watermeions are prolific.
Charles Jones, colored, was arrested
on Tuesday upon two charges. One Of
the offences was an insult TO colorad
WON N for which he was fined six GENTS
aud the other was an assault upon Harry
L. Armstrong which will be carried to
court. His mother went his bail for
$3.50.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-07
LED En-.

special Correspondent OF Gazette and journal
LEwEs, Aug, 5.-The storm OF Friday
evening last was very severe at Rehobotb
Beach and performed some very curious
and severe freaks. DR.. Jeffries' cottage
was struck BY lightning and considerably
damaged. Tbs electric current PLAYED
around the Douglass House aud knocked
out two pillars from the front portioo
and did some other slight damage beside
terrifying the guests. The down pour OF
rain was very great.
President Harrison with Secretary
Blaine and others visited the Break water
Saturday afternoon In the Philadelphia
tug Juno. They returned to Cape NAV
Point Saturday evening.
Secretary Sherwood and other dioni-
taries Of the Philadelphia Maritime Ex-
change were at the Breakwater station on
Saturday evening and Sunday morning
taking breath OF sea air. Thew returned
to the city on Sunday.
The passenger trains were late on Sat
urdsy. great many people went down
20 hshoboth, most OF them to spend Sun
deg there.
The Rev. DR.. John Evan of Daretown,
M D., preached two very eloquent ser
mons IN the Presbyterian cnurch on
Suncay In the absenos of the Rev. d. II.
LAveIty.
henry Wolfe, an eyed citizen residing
on his farm at Gill's Neck, near here
died yesterday morning. Mr.. Wolfe was
well known by the citizens of this yioin-
ity 90 well as by many of the older mer-
ehants OF Philadeiphia. He began bust
ness mere more than 30 years ago. He
was large buyer and shipper OF grain
and wood to New York and Philadelphia.
he also largely dealt in general MERIDIAN
diae and was for many years the leading
merchant OF this plaza. For several years
he has resided on his farm a. Gill's Neck.
ne was man of great energy in his bus
mess, and was for number OF years an
elder in the Lewes Presbyterian Church.
He would have been 80 years of age in
September. During his long business
lie ne secured q competency, though he
was not man OF great wealth.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-07
rrMPnRANcn oAmp-MEnrINe.
Effort 20 Create Enthusinsm In n
Pr0hIbltLon CnmpniEn.


Prohibition Campaign.
special Correspondence OF 0aEette and journal
kIsIsa Sun, Nd, Aug. 5.-Arrange-
nients are about perfected for the tenn
peranco camp meeting which will be held
at Woodiawn the lsst three days of this
week and on Snrdly next. IL will be A
large encamPmvht and has for It's object
tho creation OF enttuitatin III TIE comtsfS
campaign for tho iatss'ioa Of oar pro-
bibitory law. The cWiux programme
has econ prepared: HuursdAy-7.3 80 y.
M, song and platform service, subject,
The best means to lie employed to re-
tain our present prohibi.ory laws,n to bo
opeped by the Eev. J. II. MilliRgn.
Ffiday-S.30 E. H., prayer and Bible
rea-iHg, to be led by Hys. j. X. MILL
gau. 1890 a. M, addresses by Edward
Higgins. Esq. and the Row. DR.. II. l..
Hubbard; subject, 1.-THE Advantages of
Prohibition" 100 p. m, ohildren's
meeting, to be led by Mrs. A. O. Jewell,
subject, "I'he Pledge" %. M, adj.
dresses by Mrs. NJ. Martin and the Rev.
DR.. J. A. B. Wilson; subject, "Relation
Of Government to Temperance Reform"
$50 p. M, stevooptioon entertainment,
subject. The Great Cities of the World,d
and music by Rising Sun Quartet.
ssturday-6.30 a. M, prayer and Bible
reading, to be held by the Rov. DR.. james
Msrahall. 1890 q. M, addresses by
William Sherwood and Frank l.. Nor
ling, the latter grand chief templar of
W. giardi subject, "High LICENSE
Ar'r's 81" music and recitation by Miss
Lily kunals OF New York. l.3O d. M.
chid,en's meeting, to be led by the Rev.
II. Wood. SIP. m, address by Walter
fhcmas Mills, Esq, of Chicago; subject,
"Co-operstion and Competitions" sing.
ing, 1.-THE Bells" by Miss Runals. 7.3O
p. m, recitation and music by Miss
Rupals. followed by an address BY Mrs.
J: i. Ellis OF New Jersey, representative
Of the w. O. Il. U.
sunday-3.30 q. M, temperance ex-
pefienoe meeting, to be led by Harry
yinsingeri 1920 a. M, address by Walter
Thomas Mills, Esq, Bubisot "The Church
and the Temperance Question:" music,
'Rock of Ages" by Aiss Runals; l.30
P. M, children's meeiiug, TO be led by
ne Rev. Isaac Jewell; music by Oxford
Quartet, and Miss Runsls; p. m ad-
iress by Mrs. j. 7. Ellis; 1850 D. M.
platform and song service; short nd.
iresses by Mr.. Mihs, Ara. Ellis, Miss
aunals and others.
The annual Woodiagn camp meeting
will begin Oh Tuesday next. There will
70 preaching on August 18th by the fol-
owing; 1880 o. H., The itev. DIR. George
SOD, president Of Dickinson College; s
+ Az, tao Rev. j. +. Willis; 7.30 D.
a., the Rev. Il. II. Martindale. Other
mihent divines will preach during camp.