davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press., 1867-03-07
Match Makiu..

About twenty years ago chemistry abolish
ed the tinder box, and the burnt rae that made
the tinder went to make paper Slowly did
the invention spread. The use of the match
is now so established that machines are in
vented to prepare the splints. In New York
one match mandatory annually cuts up a
large raft of timber for matches. The Eng
hsh matches are generally square, and thus
thirty thousand splints are cut in a minute
Inc American matches are round, and the
process OF shaping being more elaborate, four
thousand and five hundred splints are cut in
minute. One of our contemporaries under
taxes 10 follow bundle of these thin splints
'nrouSh the various processes of its CONVEX
sion into matches:
we take little bundle containing eighteen
huhdred sPlhtS, each four inches long; these
are to make three thousand six hundred
matches. Without being separated each end
of the bundle is first dipped in sulpbur,-
When dry, the splirhs adhering to each other
by means OF the sulphur, must be parted Inv
what is called busting. boy sitting ON the
floor with a bundle before him strikes the
matches with a kind of mallet on the dipped
ends till they become thoroughly loosened-
Ihey nave now 10 De pfunStu lnJO prepdfd-
ton OF phosphorus or chlorate OF potash, ac-
cording to the quality of the match. The
phosphorus produces the pale, noiseless fire,
the chlorate Of potash the sharp, cracking il
Elimination. After this application OF the
more infiammable substance, the matches are
separated and dried in racks. Thoroughly
dried, they are gathered up again into bum
dies OF the same quantity, and are taken 10
the boys who cut them, for the reader VIII
have observed that the bundles have been
dipped at each end.
There are few things more remarkable I'D
manufactures than the extraordinary rapdity
ofthe cutting process and that which is con-
nected with it. The boy stands before abench,
the bundle ON his right hand, pile OF empty
boxes on his lett. The matches are to be cut,
and the empty boxes filed by this boy. A
bundle is opened; he seizes portion, know
ing by long habit the required number with
sufficient exactness: puts them rapidly into a
sort OF a frame, knocks the ends evenly to-
gether, confines them with strap which he
tightens with his foot and cuts them in two
parts with knife On hinge, which he brings
down with strong leverage. The halves lie
projecting over each end of the frame; he
grasps the lett portion and thrusts it into a
half open box, which slides into an outer case,
and he repeats the process with the matches
in his right hand. This series of movements
is performed with arapidity almost unexam-
pied. for in this way two hundred thousand
matches are cut and two thousand boxes fill
ed in day by one boy.
The Portland daily press., 1867-03-07

We observe that some of our exchanges are
making the recent occurrence of an unusual
number of capital crimes in our State the oe-
casion of a demand for the enforcement OF the
death penalty. We regret to see also, in con-
nection with this demand, disposition to ex-
aggerate the prevalence of crime in our State.
1t is not true that life and person are insecure
among us, or that we have reached that state
of things when Draco-like severity of law
becomes necessary to shield the community
from the assassin's dagger" Such assertions
are only calculated to alarm the timid and ere
ate false impression of the state of morals
among us.
The crimes which have recently shocked the
community are such as occur, with moro or
frequency, in the best ordered States. They
happened in widely separated communities,
were occasioned by no one cause, and had no
necessary connection with our existing laws
ON the subject of capital punishment. Their
occurrence of late IN such unusual numbers
weregard as simply fortuitous, coincidence
not to be traced to an immediate cause. Crime,
indeed, seems to be periodical in its outbreaks,
though the law which governs its occurrence,
if there be one, is difficult to trace. At all
events these terrible offences cannot be attri-
since the law is still on the statute books, and
il is but a briefperiod since murdererer was
hanged in our State Prison.
But the truth is men are seldom deferred
from the commission of crime by the severity of
the punishment attached to it. They calculate :,
Grafton, to escape detection. What is better
than severity, is certainty of punishment and
this, a experience proves, is less attainable
under capital punishment than any other
Wo see no argument therefore IN the recent
prevalence of crime for vindictive statutes.--
We believe with the poet that ''du revenge IS
| crime" Neither are we affected with that
| ''sickly philanthropy" which wouid slleld the
| criminal from the punishment uue 10 ms
| crimes Let it be sufficiently severe not only
fr fine protec ton ofsociety, but to imprt 81
| MON tl,e criminal the righteousness of his Of
tapna while il still leaves him opportunity for
naform Bnt above all, let it be certain. Moth
| - more encourages the commission of crimes
| thsn the frequency of pardons, and the many
| inon-boles ofescape afforded by the uncertain
ties of the law, especially in capital cases Let
| ms not therefore be in haste to adopt the con-
| eluson that only by shedding of blood can crime
| be prevented The human spirit of the age has
abolished the death penalty for many offences
With no loss of protection to society, and to say
the leastit is not yet proved that It's absolutely
necessary 70 the safety of life and person.
Surely, it is better, protection to society being
| equally gained, to let the wicked live out the
| measure Of their days than to cut them of ia
| their sins, and TINS contribute to familiarize
| the popular mind with the violent destruction
| of human life; and to feed and encourage
those revengeful feelings which lead 70 % tne
| commission OF so many ycrimes-PoTHdnd iFo''
| script.
The Portland daily press., 1867-03-07
Frederick Douglass on Social Equality.

When Frederick Douglass lectured at In
dianapolis, recently, he insisted that colored
men should be admitted to the hall on equal
terms, and carried his point The Indianap-
oils Jonrnai has abused him for demanding
social equality for the negro. To this Mr..
Douglass replies, with great good sense:
Imust ask, is this quite fair? What is so
cial equality? Does 1t consist of being IN the
same hall, and ON the same floor, listening to
the same lecture? Do you regard every man
as socially equal with you because you are ON
the same floor at church, market, hall or else
where? Do not character, wealth and intel
ligence, control the matter OF social rela-
tions? When we meet in a public hall, do
we not meet as citizens, as the public, rich
and poor, noble and ignoble, standing upon
common footing? And is not this well? Bot
is it not quite another thing to force me into
association with all L meet as equal citizens in
street or hall? My parlor and my table and
my hand are my own, and l can choose my
own friends and associates, and you have the
same right; and when you go into public
hall you venture beyond your parlor limits,
and your right ends where that OF another
man begins.
The Portland daily press., 1867-03-07
Significant Associations.
The following paragraph is cut from
Southern paper:


The following paragraph is cut from a
Southern paper:
THE CONFEDERATE DEAD-An association
fladies has been formed in Memphis for the
purpose of raising funds to erect at Memphis
or some designated spot, magnificent church
edifice to the memory of the fallen Confederate
dead, whose columns and tablets shall be in
scr1bed with the names of all such which may
be furnished by auxiliary societies throughout
the Southern States. The names of the follow
ing ladies are on the list of honorary members:
Mrs jefferson Davis, Mrs. Robert E. Lee, Mrs.
FRANK +. Blair, Mrs. N. b. Forrest, Mrs. L. M.
Keitt, Mrs. Andreao johnson, Miss Augusta
Evans, Mrs. j. A. Longstreet, and others.
That the Southern people should feel la de-
gree of respect for those who sacrificed their
lives in cause-however wicked and unjust
in which they themselves fully sympathized,
is no matter OF wonder. Indeed, they would
be worse than ingrates did they not drop a
tear over the graves of their departed sons
and brothers, and feel inclined to leave some
memento of their respect for their fallen
braves, to show posterity that they were not
deficient in sentiments common to humanity.
We would not dishonor them for showing
feeling of affection for their dead; it is
right, natural and proper to do so. Their
sorrows are too sacred to be Knocked at by
idle tongues; their private griefs too sincere
to be intruded upon by harsh and unkind
words. But the policy of erecting monu-
ments to perpetuate the memory of wicked
rebellion is quite another thing, and to allow
such structure so be reared, in honor of
rebels as such-tO commemorate their deeds
of treason, would be to insult the posterity of
every loyal man who has bled or suffered for
his country during our late struggle. such a
demonstration would be teaching the rising
generations of the South that treason, in
stead of being crime to be made odious and
to be punished, is something to be proud of
and to be canonized 7T
One OF the most significant things in the
above extract is the singular coupling O.
names, the wife of the President of the Uni
ted States, and the wife of Major Genera
in the Union army, appearing in the same list
engaged in works of honor to the same rebe
dead, with the wives of Jefferson Davis, Rob
oi' AA' Loo, anu ~. ID. rorreSC, the iaIlei ~
hero of Fort Pillow notoriety 1t Is
possible, perhaps quite probable, that tne
names of Mrs. Blair and Mrs. johnson were
used without their consent, but no one can
doubt that those who placed them in the above
connection fully believed that the husbands o.
these ladies were in full sympathy with the
movement. The least the implicated partie.
can do is to spurn such association and re
quest their names to be expunged from th'
| records of the association, for, as contempt
rary well says, "the loyal sense of the countr
demands that Mrs. Andrew johnson an,
"Mrs. Frank p. Blair find some occupation
more beftting their position than takin
] spart in such scheme.n -....-.., d. 4.
The Portland daily press., 1867-03-07

MIR. BLAyNE-A lady correspondent of tbe
New York Tribune, writing from washington
thus sletcbes the portrait of our Representa-
tive for the third district;
Mr. Blaine, whose amendment excites the
Mr, .;.;nn Ho Of the great Pennsylvania, is met
oRpos1n oI;p. yon cannot conceive how shot should
ailc, Sb; him for there seem no joints to his har-
pier He is man who knows what the
Leather was yesterday morning in Dakota,
What the Emperor's policy will be touching
Mexico, on what day Of the week the 10th OF
December proximo will fall, who is the Char
man of the School Committee in kennebnnk,
what is the best way of managing the Natloh-
al debt together with all the other interests OF
Jer Vow he does it, nobody knows. He is al
ways in his MS seat. lie must absorb details by
assimilation at his finger ends. As SAID no
;s clear metal. His features are made in
.,eIS~bis - attitudes are these of bronze figure
his voice clinks, and as you know, he mas
ideas fixed as brass,
The Portland daily press., 1867-03-07
DAILY PRESS.
I.sa "a. p PORTLAND.
Thursday Morning, March 7, 1867.
PORTLAND


Published this morning, contains the Me-
mortal OF the Shipbuilders of Maine TO Con-
eress; the report of MI. Pixies Committee on
the Murder of Maine Soldiers in Soutb Core
lima; the closing proceedings of the Ma;no
Legislature, with complete catalogue of the
Acts and Resolves passed this session; the
closing proceedings of the Thrty-ninth Con-
gress, sketches of Mr.. Johnson's very latest
Veto Messages, and an account of the organiza-
tion ofthe Fortieth Congress; Maine Election
News-all one way, as usual; Edgerly's test
mony on his trial for participation in the Sa-
co Murder; Mr.. Nasby's last letter, and other
miscellany; market reports, shipping news,
de-, &c. ' ."H
The Portland daily press., 1867-03-07
INSURANCE.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
Hr OF THE
Commerce Insurance Comply,
OF Albany, N. ", Dec. 81, 1866. grl

SAiuu"Stou i1US>es, w
A. VAN ALLEN, President.
r. M. HAMILTON, Secretary. . iaieb
STATE OF NEW YORK. t-lHf
CITY AND COUNTY OF ALBANY. ss' --ts
,--.,,U .use.4.,,.sAL ALBANY, Feb 81, 1867.
personally appeared before me Adam Van Allen,
President, and X. NJ. Hamilton, Secretary of the
above named Company, and made oath thatthe fore
gong statement made by them is true to the best of
cealed no material facts. f.,.... III. - = ,
, r,i,.,,,-.,. A. P. STEVENS, Notary. Public.
ea JOS. III. WEBSTER, Agent,
feb27 7-dSw .,.,ay No. 10 South Street.
The Portland daily press., 1867-03-07
E A ION ..5
Family and Day School.

THE SPRING TERM of the Eaton School vii
i commence the 25th Of March, and continue
thirteen weeks. For circular address
H. f. EATON, Principal.
Norridgewock, Me-, March 9th, 1867. ~ %
march 6 deOd4W -. -. .-
The Portland daily press., 1867-03-07

There is a great difference in the value of
muck, as to its manurial value. Some beds
are not worth the removal into adjacent
grounds, being dead sour substance that has
but little fertilizing property in it. Other de-
posits are better; and if exposed year or two
to the sun and air, being occasionally turned
over in heaps, they become sweetened and
answer good purpose for some soils. There
is muck bed in Dresden, opposite Richmond
village, owned by Capt. Charles Theobald,
which is the best ever saw. tits, in its nat
ural state, almost as good as old manure from
the COW yard, and will sell, as it lies in lhe
bed, for one dollar and fifty cents per eoru'-
1t is contained in a cavity of several acres OF
unknown depth; and twenty feet nelow the
surface, trunks and limbs OF huge nees may
be found, imbedded there no doubt 1or centu-
ries, -.A
The Portland daily press., 1867-03-07

We are indebted to the kindness of Mr.. Mil
liken, in the Secretary of States Office at Au-
gusta, for the following details of the State
Tax for this county for the current year and
also for the recapitulation by counties of the
Taxes for the entire State.
The Portland daily press., 1867-03-07
w. ID. LITTLE & Co.
No 20 Commercial st, near the Old
.H Custom House.

Non FOrfeiting, Endowment, Ten Year,
and all other Forms Of Policies are is.
sued by this Company. ON more favor.
abie advantages than by any other.
This Co. issued during the last IL months, 10, ,a43
Policies, being 1000 more than issued by any other
Co. In this country. Cash received for PREMIUMS
Sl2 Receipts for INTEREST, 81 .112 900, while
its losses being only $772,000, showing the receipts
for INTEREST to be nearly $3.50, 900 more than its
losses. e tenf if- 0"p ltii
DY BE careful not TO coafound the name Of this
Co. acith Others similar.
feblO dtf '-1t..4 .EN+" Ibt
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-07

stand contraction OF the currency and they pretty
generally look upon The national banks a. na1'oaAi
swindiea
During the war We were all busy In prosecuting 70.
the preservation OF the Union, and cons quenly ao @
stop 10 examine then the financial condition; pu' 49,
as the war 10 over, they are beginning 70 e1am h
matter closely, and they deeply interested uey
viii never let up until steady policy s adopted ny I'M
gTess 10 fund the national debt in legal tenoen in,s
question messuraby controlled the recent elecon ~
OHIO. and will control the next Presidential election.
No msu n the nation can be elected fresiaen. VIZ
favdts speedy return to specie bsss and goes ior
paying Inc bonds in gold.
Again, IN my Judgment 1t 10 nothing but just and
right TO paw the public debt In legal tenders for OF that
medium the holders purchased the bonds and there 10
certainly justice In paying double value 10 the bond
holders out OF the labor and Industrious resources OF the
country. The bendholdsrs and the republican party
should have more sense than 20 press this Issue on ns
people, for II they do the bondholders may, In the
end, get nothing; for . party OF reputation may
thereby come into power Many republicans In the
West determined 20 compel the policy Congress-
Of having legal tenders prudently issued from time 10
time enable the people within few years IL pay the
national debt This debt subject TO taxation, and
the people look upon exclusive and unjust Itself
in this respect and therefore should be removed by the
policy indicated In your letters Many OF them say that
slavery great southern aristocacy, but upon its
destruction they oppose great Northern arsocracy
baeed on the national debt and this too placed beyond
their reach for ages 70 come
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-07
sAIllsAI FINANCES.

The West ON the Payment Of the Public Debt.
fFrom the Lowell tMeas) Courier General Buffers
resdence,l New. g..
We give below letter from Western which we
Informed is only a sample OF hundreds which Cen
eal Butcr has received from thai part OF the country
The views therein expressed are popu
In the West than here from bo fact large portion
Of the bonds are bold here
EATON Ohio Oct. %, 1851
Gry. Hur1FR:--NrAR SIR--IhfOugh my Introduction
70 you NJ Dayton, Which perhaps you have forgotten,
take the liberty o. doppog Won this personal note, and
which, not entirely acceptable u you, trust VIII DO
kindly received BY yoa Tae subjects to which desire
70 Call your attention two, or which will entsr
very largely into al future elections ia the West, aud
tho other has concerned politicians for some weeks
past The one : The payment OF tho national debt 10
legal tenders ard tao other the result 81 our recent
election in this State
Asa proposition ior he consideration Of tho qualified
electors n Ohin sn-tenhs OF them for the
ment OF The national debt legal tenders and would 50
vote ~ the pos Tue proposition we're not compl Gated
With oshesrary issues and antecedonts In this con-
nsctcr save 70 in.0fm you that We have read yoar
financial letters On this EuolccL and your views are
pretty generally endorsed ~ toe sst except BY bond
ldsrs end persons IN thA, interest. The people here
srnqnaliD<dy condemn the financial policy pursued at
Washington nnd uliess the coming Congress adopts
different policy each Il mber IL tue West with but few
EXCEPTIONS will be defeated at the polls oT the people,
10 view Of the pagait1&s " sne public debt wiz not
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-07

o6xs Western Union Telegraph, sos; raeino ns'''
l&9X. Dunng rest OF tns A'e'noos s1s
masEsi was unsettled, and al tho o'oss' - :"
scsock, tho following quotations sos
Nv york central lliI NIX; Erie. II TlK; Hud-
.on RIVER l24L 1885, Reading, 96s; Michigan South
avn NJ 77H: Cleveland and Pi,tsburg, Soh 81;
Rock II.nd o4,, s4s Fort Wayne, ssK %; North
western. lox Al; do. preferred, s21t GAY; Pacific
Mail l42 !. l43; Ohio and Mississippi certificates 2sx
a2a.; Western Union Telegraph. 500 3Oh.
The transfer books OF the New York Central Company
will be closed Saturday next. preparatory 10 the
annual election take place At Albany the 18th OF
December The books will reopen on the day following
the election. = .-,f'
The following statement presents comparison Of ID
prices the leading stocks at the first regular board
day and month ago, without deductng for divi
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-07

The wheat market dull and nearly nominal shippers
though prices shade lower closing nominsly
9 'RFss sss e
fering put their wheat IN accepting lower prices
The sssG
FER % oas Ser Saase under am I
closing a, 7s9c sS Rye was ag,et but firm p % having
sd The
for Wssesn q g q q for canaaS wss, and
.ae. bushels o.
%sss'sas
.na
a 70 sI nw 81 % b hSndGn @ sass
s. The charters british bar. Ssse to oar
S o a, o. 'ap TneS Rs
DOM "a 4 70 The Continent; Italian brig soo obls
Garsele: Genoa Naples, and bark cadz light pipe
GusSlks remained dull and nominal
Hors continued steady and in fair demand Sales 81 bales
Hrar-AIl kinds were duh and nominal. Manila was
HAr.The demand was fairand PRICES were firm We
quote shipping Zoe and retail lots - 10 :, y.
tnued to favor the buyer
light Sa. holders were hrm demsSainx SOC sc sac:
Of 20 Ss wA ne 8 sw
quiet but prices showed ssPscsl change Sales wsr.
s. @-Ss q sS nss r MS j. DO @
were made OF 100 bbs wilmington terms could
olLszNo important sales Of any description were Re.
ported, put prices were ASKED was
observation-disclosures, l26 bbls. pork. GA do beef IA
pkgs and ll42 do. lard The for pork
duh and heavy at the opening but active and
gel The sales, and regular 100 bbls. at
$50 IS SCI for We heard Of sales for uture
or beef small sales within
So 81 for extra and $l3 $40 plain do
80 bb.s. at s2S 80 SD Terce beef la demand
100 disposed OF at $50 For the demand
were nominaiy unchanged. The transactions IN bacon
light, previous prices demanded sales
reported Of go boxes cut for Drc-mhs
and 70 do DO the SPOT at l2c There demand
$50 bbls at l29c 1870 according quality Butter aud
cheese were duh and heavy
PsrRoLEux--Crude IN bulk, still neglected. and
quite freely offered nj l2izc, with lsc bad no sales
reported. BondedOn account Of the unayoraDle cable
advices Antwerp the market opened dun and heavy,
and fully &c gallon lower on the spot aud ic for future
fair demand and closed hrm at &c the spot and lsc.
29c for this month Sales made OF 2ttU bos part
at 2Sc 500 do this month at 25i 400 d. do a. &c
y 29Isc, $500 do. for Decemoer. PC. axe or
gasoline sales OF 10 bb!s at ne and $40 do for
the last half of December at 2oc In Philadelphia the
market dull and decidedly lower Sales 1900 obls.
standard white s &c. and 600 DO, this month"; at pc
Rict-sma sales OF Carolina within the
sGcaR-Rsw wa held rather higher prices with fair
demand Fair to good refining Cuba generally quoted
2sac for English Island also 20i 81,
a l4Isc. Refined was III good mant AMI ne I'd in
stances 81 &c. ID. advance ave quote hard 6s.
skrps-An descriptions quiet, but steady, at
last quotations.
moderately active, with sales Of 1900 ibs
Ct lzs4c. a lSAc.
JALLow.-Ihe business was fair; sales lJD,0p at
lAc l2c.
Small lost Western. IN bond, changed bands at Doc