davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1876-11-26

REDUCTIONS,

Owing to tardiness, and to meet
the general requirements of the
public, we have determined to re-
duce the prices of our goods bc-
low anything offered in the city.
500 pieces stylish Dress Goods, Striped,
Plaid, and Snowflake, reduced to 12tac,
worth 25c.
$50 Tvcon Repps, elegant styles, reduced
to 14c, former price 25c. ..-
ats pieces Colored AIpacas, double told,
reduced to 20o, former price SOC.
$50 Serges and Basket Cloth reduced to
30 aud Csc, worth 80 and $50.
100 pieces Black and Co1ored English
Cashmezes, double fold, IS and 4Oc, reduced
from IS aud soc.
IT'S pieces Black Cashmere, all-wool. 40
inca wide, 80, 85, rs, and 85o. reduced from
rs, IS, 90c, and 81
$50 pieces Black Cashmeres, all wool, 49,
inches wide, reduced to IS. a5, 00c, and 81
These are The lowest quotations on Black
Cashmere Of any house in the city.
1875 Black Alpaons, Mohair Lustro, reduc-
ed to as, IS, IS, and SOC.
IS pieces C;oaking Waterproofs, 45. so,
IS, rs, 85c, and 81, the cheapest Water
proofs ever offered
100 pieces Plain and Rough C1oakinR Bea-
vers, $1.25, s1.75, 50, md s2.6o,-eztraor-
binary bargains.
15O pieces Boys Cassimeres, reduced to
IS, As. SO. as, and 75c.
ITS pieces Mems Cassimeres reduced to
85o, 81, $l.25, $l.50.
, 1876-11-26

IN CHICAGO.
The alarm from Box at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon was caused by fire in G. F. Fosters
sail loft, No. Market street, caused BY the e1-
plosion Of gasomcter. Damage tritli1g.
, 1876-11-26

p. S.---Extaordinary Bargains
in Dress Silks. Beaver C1oaks,
Furs, Blankets, Flanne1s,gand Un-
derWear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-30
STATE OF MAINE


In conformity to the proclamation OF the Presi
dent of the United States and by the advice Of the
Executive Council, do hereby appoint
Thursday, the Thirtieth day Of November,
Instant,
Az day Of PUBLIC THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE
to Almighty God, and recommend to the people
OF this State the employment Of the day thus SCI
apart in offering the grateful Acknowledgements due
to Him for the well being of country, our State
and our homes during the year that has passed
and In preferrng our petitions for the continuance
of His loving Kindness towards us.
The custom Of our fathers endears to us the hold
ing Of family festivals upon that day as beautiful
and appropriate feature ofits observance. VI, amid
the Sisdness of happy reunions OF parents and
children and children's children round common
hearthstone our gratitude for the good that we and
ours enjoy, shall extend oui thoughts TO the great
family which embraces us all, shall awaken in oul
hearts fresh sentiments of love and goodwill TO
wards our fellow-men, and strengthen our deter
misation to support the institutions and aid the u
nuences which tend to benefit them, and to lesser
human vretchedness and suffering, then will Tho
day of our Thank sising be most blessed.
Given 81 the Council Chamber at Augusta this
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-siS
and OF the Independence OF the United states
SELDEN CONNOR.
ny the Governor.
i. J. CHApBoURNE. Secretary of State
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-30
Thanksgiving.

There Is no need Of reminding our read
ers that this Is Thanksgiving. The ap-
pearance of our markets and streets makes
1t evident that the day has not been forgot
ten, and that there will be no lack of good
cheer with which to observe it in the Gus
tomary manner at the dinner hour. The
year has been one of bounteous harvests
of freedom from pestilence. and marked
by no especial calamities. AS a people
we have great reason to be thankful to
Providence for the blessings bestowed
upon us. If the least shade of anxiety
can rest upon the many family reunions
that take place to-day. as to our national
concerns, It can only come from questions
connected With the recent election for
President, and they will soon be satisfac-
torily settled. While our hearts are
thankful for the abundant favors wit.
messed In our ample harvests, we may
feel the fullest confidence that the future
will be peace and prosperity. The very
trials and experience through which We
are passing are but necessary lessons tc
make our government more secure and
cur people wiser and better fitted TO ad-
minister It..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-30
Canada Winter Ports.

The Dominion newspapers are engaged in q
controversy as to whether Halifax or Portland
shall be the winter port Of the provinces. Port
land has for some time had that distinction, but
the completion Of the lntercoonial Railway, which
has been built with government subsidies so as to
connect the upper and lower provinces by raj
without being compelled to pass through foreign
territory makes Halifax competitor for the i'm
portance which is to be derived therefrom. On the
other hand, the Crank Trunk Railway Company
Sir Hugh Allan and Ontario interests urge that
the foreign mails for the upper provinces should
be landed at Portland. Sir Hugh claims tn at the
InterGponal, and it is feared by many papers in
Ontario that the new line. which passes through
wilderness noted for its deep SHOWS, will be
blocked up Those who advocate Halifax and the
new line appeal to the pride of the Dominion PEG.
pie and assert that the State line is the shortest
The latest rumor is that government has ordered
the steamers to land the mails at Halifax, but the
rumor wants confirmation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-30
From the New York Tribune.
"StOD Thief"

Whenever democrats raise a clamor
about alleged frauds by republicans, we
may be sure that democrats have been
stealing something. and are trying TO get
of with their booty. In this campaign
they undertook to steal certain Estates,
highwayman-like. with club and rife.
To cover the operation, they yelled
fraud" For months they have been de-
claring that republicans could get the
electoral vote of Louisiana, South Carolina
and Florida only by fraud. when, in truth.
there was every reason to believe that in
all there was q republican majority. In
spite Of rifles and importations, two of
these States have given republican MAORI
ties In the vote as returned, but the demo
Gratis shout "fraud" more loudly than ever
1t is absurd TO pretend that the democratic
party ever has been matched in swindling
Plaqu-mines, Kansas. and New York in
1868 reminds rs that the very party which
Is now 50 clamorous has never hesitated
TO win by robbery If 1t could, never con-
scented to any measures for prevention of
fraud, and never ceased TO raise great
din Of charges against its opponents in
order to hide its own rascality. Col In
gersoll called that party the Southern
claims agent. But for many years it has
been the repeater's friend and highway
mans attorney.
We insist that the honest vote of the
Southern States which has been in dis
pute shall be fairly counted, no matter
whom II elects or defeats. We insisted
upon this from the beginning, when South
Carolina and Florida were In doubt. We
insist upon 1t as strenuously now, when il
is known that on the face Of the actual re
turns both these States have clearly gone
for Hayes. We insist upon It just as posi-
lively In Louisiana, where the real result
Is still enveloped in fog of conflicting
afiidavlts. But the whole land has for the
past three weeks been deafened by The
cry Of republican frauds in South Caro-
lima, Florida and Louisiana" That cry
has been raised by the very men who
committed the frauds in the State of New
York in 1865. and who have profited by
similar frauds for forty years past. 1t i.
the stop thief cry in politics. and we dc
not believe that the people are likely Ions
TO be deceived by it. The party that il
smart enough 10 cheat the Tammany de
mocracy at ballot-box stuffing and falls
counting has not yet been discovered
When Il is. the discovery will hardly b.
made under the guidance of Tamman,
democrats. The people mean 10 do exac
justice Ia the matter of.the late election
and = punish fraud wherever they detec
Il. But they are not deceived by the dem.
ocratic ~ of"Stcp thief" and they pre-
fer that the mep who are covered all ovel
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Carolina.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE BOSTON DAILY AID
vERTIsER.1
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-There is considerable
excitement here tonight growing out of the pc.
litical troubles in South Carolina. Numerous but
very conflicting dispatches have been received
from Columbia, and it is with difficulty that the
actual state of affairs in that city can be ascer.
tanned. The following was received tonight by
Senator Patterson -
COLUMBIA, November %.
The house and senate organized to- day. Z. W.
M. Mackey of Char lesion was elected speaker OF
the house, and Gen. Swails president pro tenn.
Of the senate. The democrats Of the house with
drew in body, because of refusal to admit the
democratic members from Laurens and Edgefeld.
The republicans, having quorum in the house.
proceeded to business. The democratic senators
remain, as the republicans had more than ma
jority without them, and nothing could be gained
by Withdrawing. Z. j. BABBITT.
Another private dispatch SAYS that republican
members of the legislature will remain in the
State house to night to prevent the democratic
minority fIom getting possession; that tomorrow
articles of impeachment will be presented in the
house against Judges Moses. and w lizard and
passed. Under the constitution Of the State, if
the senate takes notice Of the articles, as it I'M
doubleday will. the two judges are then suspended
from Office until their trial terminates. During
such proceedings the governor is authorized to gil
the vacancies on the beuch by the appointment Of
new judges. and these judges can reverse all the
decisions rendered by Judge Moses and Willard
regarding the returning board. The excitement
in Columbia is intense, and at late hour the leg
islature was still in session. All the dispatches
which have reached here by the Associated Press
have been OF most partisan character, which is
accounted for by the fact that the agent in Co.
lumbia is lieutenant of one of the rifle clubs
The dispatches sent North through this agency
ought therefore, to be received with much allow
ance and as telling only one side of the story and
that the Hampton side
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-30
Vocal Telegraphy.
PROFESSOR A. GRAHAM BELLS GREAT ISyEy.
TIoN-TALKIsG OVER THE TELEGRAPH WIRES
SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENTS YESTERDAY

For some years past Professor A. Graham Bell,
Professor Of Vocal Physiology in the Boston Uni
yersty, has been engaged in the invention of an
apparatus by the use Of which persons might talk
to each other by word of mouth over the tele-
graph wires. The invention having reached such
q state OF perfection rs to admit of experiments
between distant points, trial was made yesterday
on the wires along the line of the Eastern Rail-
road. Professor Bell conducted the experiment
in the Boston office, and Mr.. Thomas A. Watson,
assisted by the Eastern Railroad operator ofiicis-
ted at the Salem office, between which and Boston
q distance of sixteen miles--a conversation was
carried on, with the most gratifying success
Every word uttered in the Boston Office
was distinctly heard in Salem and vice versa The
circuit was then made to extend to North CONWAY.
n. H., l43 miles from Boston, with Salem as q
way station, where the messages sent to North
Conway were taken off the wires in passing and
distinctly heard. As the apparatus used Yesterday
was only intended to convey the sounds to Salem,
the unexpected extent Of its utility was exceeding
~ wonderful. A further experiment was finally
tiled, as follows: The Boston operator talked With
the Salem operator via Portland-that is, the
sound of Professor Bells voice was conveyed 10
Portland and thence back as far as Salem, dis
lance Of about 200 miles. At this distance the
words could not be distinguished, but the sound
Of talking was heard by Mr.. Watson at Salem
family, as If OF some one speaking on the other
side of door. The apparatus, as above stated,
however, was not adapted to conveying the sounds
| to such a great distance, and the experiment.
made are held TO be adequate proof that any Civ
| en- distance can be annihilated by the use OF
proportionately powerful magnets. The trial is,
therefore, considered TO establish the great utility
OF the invention, and its success undoubtedly
marks an era in the history Of the telegraph
Among those present at the Boston Office, yester-
day, during the progress Of the experiments were
General A. 7. Rockwell, President of the Eastern
Railroad, and Mr.. Eustice Hubbard.
The Michigan Central and Grand Trunk ines
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-30
Insecurity of Republicans i'm
Florida.

Hon. w. Z. Chandler who is now in Florids
says in letter to the Tribune
81 would like to employ any person who disbe
lieves in the story of Southern outrages, and be
lieves in the security of person and life at the
South, to visit as an agent of the republican State
Committee, the county of Polk which is now re
ported at 450 democratic votes TO republican
votes and obtain for that committee exact cope.
of the county and precinct records of the late
election. lie might do it disguised as demo
cratic emissary or with pass signed S. Pssco
Chairman Of the democratic State Committee; bu,
If he went as republican the life insurance com
pany having policy on him would soon have il
to pay. However much the returns from that
county may have been fraudulently raised l dc
not see what the republicans can do about it un
less the persons who go there are attended by Uni
ted States troops; and this remark is true of sew
eral counties in the State
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-30
TOLIIICdL.

As a boomerang, Congressman Potter's letter on
the power of the House TO elect President was q
beautiful success. 1t demolished that Jew of the
meaning Of the Constitution so completely that it
will never be heard Of again Tribune.
The sudden venei alton for Judge Moses OF
South Carolina, which has seized the democracy,
is beautiful instance of spontaneous piety
They have apparently COMPOUNDED him with Moses
Of old not unnatural thing for them to do, since
their study of the Scriptures, being confined to q
few weeks Of the late campaign, was necessarily
very superficial.
Whatever may be said for or against the Return
ing Board of Louisiana, no one Of them has dis
graced himself by giving an opinion in advance OF
the count as 10 what the vote of the State would
be. 1t has been reserved for one Cooke,
democratic Attorney General of Florida and
member Of the Returning Board from that
State, to show his utter unftness for the position
by telegraphng all sorts Of iniammatory bulletins
and declaring that the State had gone for Tide
This is nice thing for man to do upon whom IL
devolved very delicate duties as judicial officer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-30

with the infamy of election frauds in the
past, shall not assume just now to be the
especial champions of the purity OF the
ballot-box.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-30
NOTICE!
Notice..
Piano-Forte Tuning and Repairing.

MIR. George L. DOdd, from Boston, will visit
Augusta and vicinity this week and next. (Subse.
qa.ntly every month";. Work solicited and war
ufacturers reference. Orders may be len at Frank
Pierce's and Horace North's Bookstores, and with
Miss Julia NJ Clapp, No. 81 Oak St.
(Tuner and Manufacturer since 1881 NIB. At.
tenton paid 10 the selection OF for pur.
chasers. from the hrst-class makers. noy2O.tiW
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The Michigan Central and Grand Trunk lines
have raised their freight tariff to the West.
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Views from Washington.

DEMOCRATIC EFFORTS TO MIsREPREsENT THE
POSITION OF THE GovERNMENT-CHARACT
isTIo KNAvERY-SENAToR MORTON ON THE
SITUATION.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-25
A Sample of English Justice.

WHAT certain young English girl,
named Elizabeth Tracey, aged sixteen,
thinks of law and justice as they are in
ner country, it might be interesting to
know. Doubtless she had been brought
up to understand that if she should do this
or that bad thing she would be brought
before that dread body, the magistrates,
illness and horror, the county jail. Her
advantages for the study Of subtle legal
distinctions were, indeed, of the smallest;
for she is labOrer's daughter, and began
life as farm-maid. She probably never
saw city, much less a law-court in her
life; the wigs &C 'lordships" are, very
likely, fashion utterly strange to her;
and, If she knew there were such things
as prisons, it may we'll nave been because
she was frightened by their vague terrors,
as method of maternal warning, when
she was in her pinatores. Latterly, how
ever, Elizabeth Tracey has acquired quite
an extensive practical knowledge of GER
tain phases of British justice; and so
deeply has this been Impressed upon her
mind that it would not be surprising if her
whole view of the world IS affairs were per
manently changed by it. She was serving
as farm maid to farmer in her native
village. One morning, last September,
she was sent to the woodshed for some
wood. There is some reason to suppose
that, while there, she dropped a brooch.
At all events, she lit match to search for
it, and then threw the match away.
Presently the woodshed was found to be
on fire. The fire was speedily put out;
but Elizabeth was forthwith arrested, and
next morning carried before the magis-
trates on charge of arson. She told her
simple, straightforward tale, and proved,
moreover, that she had gone at once to her
clergyman and told him exactly how the
fire occurred Her character was, more
over, unimpeached, nor did her accuser
pretend to suggest any motive on her part
for committing the alleged crime. But
the squires who composed the bench COM
mitted Elizabeth for trial at the next
assizes.
Now, it is the sage law of England that
no winter assize is held on a circuit, un-
less there are at least six persons to be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-25
Turning Dairy Cows to Pasture.

IN turning COWS to pasture in the
spring, there is a wide difference in the
practice of dairymen. Some allow the
stock to range over pastures very early in
the season and before grass has started,
and no attempt is made to keep it off the
ground at any time during spring. We
have even heard it urged that there is
some advantage in this, as the old tufts
OF grass left from last years growth are
not wholly wanting ia nutrition-that
cattle will feed upon them more or less,
thus saving fodder, while at the same
time the grazing of the old grass gets it
out of the way, and is of advantage to the
new crop.
There is serious objection to allowing
COWS to roam over pastures during early
spring, while the frost is out of the
ground and while it is in a soft and un-
settled state. The land is poached up by
the tread of cattle and the grasses killed
out or very much injured in these places.
Again, the long continuance Of the diet of
dry fodder during winter renders the ami
thing savoring of green heritage, and they
gnaw down into the ground and pull the
grass out by the roots, which is easily
effected, as the land is loose and the roots
not held firmly in the soil.
This practice is fruitful source Of
pastures I'll hing out, and must be con-
demned as altogether too injurious and
improbable, since the small amount of
nutrition obtained from the forage will
not much more than supply the waste
of the system from the extra work of trav
ell and of roaming about in search of green
food.
The opposite course practiced is to
keep stock yarded until pastures have OBJ
taineu good growth of grass, and the
argument urged for this course is that
unless pastures get fair start, the stock
will eat it down close, keeping it short all
the season, and thus the yield will not
only be less, but during the season an in
sufficient amount OF food is supplied.
The objection to this course is that where
COWS are kept from the pasture until it
has larger growth and are then turned
in, they overfeed, and the sudden change
from dry to green food affects the health
of the animal, not unfrequently causing
serious troubles. Ard again: the grass
often gets such start that considerable
portion in places becomes hard aud woody
before it is cropped anu is left unappro-
priated.
The best results from pastures is where
they are kept in moderate growth, or so
that the animals can get good bite of
grass AID all parts of the field are eaten
over from week to week. The grass must
be sweet, nutritious and palatable, and
this state is best secured before it has &C
! quired high growth and is approaching
maturity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-25
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

LOVE CAKE.-One and half cups Of
sugar; half cup OF butter; one cup Of
sweet milk; two cups of -four; two eggs:
one teaspoonful of soda; two teaspoonfuls
of cream of tartar; flavor TO taste. This
makes good jelly cake.
PUFFs-Six tablespoonfuis Of -four, one
pint of milk, two eggs. Bake in cups not
quite half full, or in gem pans. Put IN
the oven when you sit down to dinner, and
they will be ready for dessert. Serve with
cream and sugar, or sauce.
POCKET BOOK ROLLs.-Take one tea
cup yeast, one pint new milk, one egg
we'll beaten, three tablespoons sugar, one
half cup lard. Flour stiff enough to roll
out, then put in a warm place to rise.
When light, roll into sheet, spread but
ter as for pastry, double it over and cut
with a round tin lid Bake in moderate
oven.
DAT MEAL FOR THE SICK.-No food is
more palatable and nourishing to the sick
than we'll prepared oat meal. Mix a Ia
blespoonful of the meal with little cold
water until it makes a smooth paste; pour
this gradually into a pint of boiling water,
and boil slowly for twenty or thirty min
utes, stirring all the time; do not let it
scorch one bit. Add little salt.
THE Housekeeper says: We have found
from our own experience that potatoes are
very watery from the month of March till
the market offers us new ones In our
kitchen we overcome the soggy DISPOSE
ton Of these valuable vegetables by soak
ing them few hours in cold water, and
putting them into hot water to boil, with
out salt; then, when they are tender near
ly all the way through, turn the water off
and refill the saucepan with cold water.
Put in salt and boil till they are quite
done; drain off that water also, cover as
tightly as possible, and set on the back of
the range to steam, lifting the cover for
an instant once or twice; then, with one
hand holding down the lid, shake the
saucepan gently, quickly and steadily for
a moment, and serve your potatoes hot.
If rightly managed they will be like snow
balls.
LAWS OF LIFE gives the following
recipe for cleaning kid gloves, etc. Get
gasoline, which can be procured at the
drug stores at forty cents gallon Lay
your glove in long, flat-bottomed dish,
like common vegetable dish, and cover
it with the gasoline; rub soiled spots with
clean white rag, squeeze, not wiring it
with your hand, as dry as you can, lay it
on clean old muslin, take one corner of
the muslin and rub the fingers and thumb
out smooth, rub soiled spots if any re-
main, initiate by blowing into it, then pin
on cloth out of doors to dry. The
process should be gone through with
quickly, as the glove is injured by re-
naming in the liquid; not more than ten
minutes being occupied in cleaning the
pair of gloves. This will be found ex-
cellent economy. Clean Cashmere lace
by dipping or rinsing it in the gasoline,
being careful not to rub it so as to get the
meshes and figures out of place Dry it
out of doors, then lay it on cloth in
good form, and place between the leaves
OF a hook to press.