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The Portland daily press., 1876-11-25
STATE OF MAINE.
By the Governor

a p r Q @ L A M A T 0 N
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, tho Thirtieth day of November,
Instant,
AS day OF PUBLIC THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE to
Almighty God, and recommend to the people of
this State the employment of the day thus set apart
in Offering the grateful Acknowledgements due to Him
for the well being of our country, State and our
homes during the year that has passed. and in pre-
ferring petitions for the continuance of Els low
ne 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 of its observance. IT, amid
the gadness of happy reunions Of parents and chill
dren and children's children round a common
hearthstone, gratitude for the good that we and
ours enjoy, shall extend thoughts to the great
family which embraces us all, shall awaken in our
hearts fresh sentiments of love and goodwill to-
wards our fellow-men, and strengthen our deter
mnation to support the institutions and aid the in
fuences which tend to benefit them, and to lessen
human wretchedness and suffering, then will the day
of our Thanksgiving be most blessed.
Given at the Council Chamber at Augusta this third
day OF November, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy six and of the
Independence of the United States of America, the
one hundredth first. SELDEN CONNOR.
By the Governor.
S.. j. CHADBoURNE, Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-25

| flying as those of his native land-.n5 =, 4.
rather 10 tne praise OF his talent that they are
not. His pathos is deep and genuine, his use
of language is charming, and he proves him
self the fortunate possessor OF sealthfui va
ried and sympathetic manner OF l high de.
gree of instructive skill.
| Notes.
The latest issuedivolume of the Vest Pocket
Series is Emerson's Nature, an essay which It
would be an impertinence to praise. Published
by j. Il. Osgood s. Co.. Boston. For sale by
Bailey & Noyes
Mr. e. Steiger, Publisher New York, has Is
sued in handy form map of the Seat of War
In Europe, carefully compiled from the very
latest material and embracing the whole Of
Turkey in Europe. with portions of adjacent
countries. 1t is printed In three colcrs and in
very attractive style, and costs + ~ sayanty-fys
cents 1t is an easily comprehe led 4ey to ths
geographical position and q reliable guide,
whatever shall be the issue of the present un-
settled condtionof affairs, in tracing the events
of the Eastern complications
The publishers of the Atlantic Monthly pre.
pared. last year, splendid life-sizs portrait of
Henry w. Longfellow, which they furnished to
ther subscribers at the low price of one dollar.
The portrait was drawn on stone by Mr.. j. e.
Baker. acknowledged to be the best artist In
this class of work in the county, and is conced-
ed to be one of the finest specimens of the lith-
ographic art ever produced, while t.hss been ac-
cepted BY Mr.. Longfellow and his friends as
remarkably successful and satisfactory likeness
of the subject The softness of the tone and
finish gives it the effect of fine crayon por-
| trait, and it hangs in mu,titudes of American
| homes to-day, treasured reminder of the be-
loved and honored poet whom it represents.
The publishers announce that Mr.. Baker has
drawn fine portrait of William Cullen Bry-
ant. the Nestor OF American poets, which Is
now ready and will be furnished only to sub
scribers to the Atlantic Monthly for 1877, The
price will be the same as for the Longfellow
portrait one collar, and all who remit $500 to
the publishers will receive the Atlantic for one
year, containing the best current American lit
eIature, and the portrait of Mr.. Bryant. Those
who already possess the portrait of Mr. Long
fellow will find this a fitting companion to 1t
on their walls. Tue dimensions of each pic
ture are "a 80 inches; and both are worthy,
for their artistic excellence and their superiority
as portraits, to hang in every library and every
home in the country
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torlc and Monumental Rome" The London
Athen@um says of him: "Although Mr.. He
mans literary works have failed in great
measure to reach the general public, the
shelves OF every scholar and student would
be incomplete without them. Doubtless fut-
ure bookmakers will trade on Mr.. Hemans'
capital and make much of it. His works
must be taken on their own merits and for
the valuable material contained in them, for
he borrowed little from graces of style or the
meretricous or naments of fiction. Their
highest value, of course, is on the spot where
they were written"
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-25

THE Argus has has washed the war-paint
off its face and followed the advice of the
World, to put its thinking cap on. 1t looks
as pretty as picture again. In its gratitude
it hastens to endorse the suggestion of the
erratic New York organ in regard to two
Presidents, suggestion that strongly re-
minds one of Calhoun's famous plan of a
dual executive, the one elected by the South,
the other by the North,
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-25

Gov. TLDEN's position in regard to those
Democrats who are squabbling over the dis
puted states while he calmly waits to gather
the fruit Of their labors reminds the observer
of the big and little apes. Among the coffee
trees i'll the Transvaal Republic there grows
shrub whose fruit the apes particularly
enjoy. But it so happened once that spe-
cies of wasp had fastened their nests to these
shrubs, and the apes were kept from the
tempting food bv their fear of being stung.
One morning fearful cries were heard from
the apes, and the following scene was wit
messed: A large baboon, the leader of the
band, was throwing some young apes down
into the shrubs that they might break off the
wasp nests with the shock of their fall. The
poor victims, stung by the infuriated insects,
were crying piteously; but the old baboon
paid no heed to their miserable condition.
While they were down below, suffering from
the anger of the wasps, he quietly proceeded
to regale himself with the fruit, now safely
within his reach, and occasionally threw a
handful to some females and their young a
little way off, These last doubtless symbo-
lize Tilden's coming family.
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-25

THE official majority returned for Tilden in
Alabama is 33,3S3. The Republicans car
ried the State for Governor in 1872 by 8597
majority. In the tidal wave year, 1874, they
were beaten by 13, 100 votes. At fair elec.
tion, without bull-dosing or shotgun argu-
ments, there is small Republican majority
in the State. The majority obtained
for Tilden is not honest from any
point of view, but is the product Of fraud and
violence.
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sGsms of the Dresden Gallery" The volume
includes a careful selection of the most famous
and representative works of Titan. The plates
are twenty-four in number and include that
noble picture, the Tribute Money; the match
less Assumptions; the Great Holy Family; the
St. jerome with its haggard but peaceful look
ing lion; the Magdalen (ths most satisfactory
representation in existence of the fair pentent);
the Entombment the Dame with her arms up
reaching for the golden shower (the most ac-
ceptable form, to the minds Of many, in which
| love cau manifest itselD; those shapes of grace
| and beauty, the Bella, the Sophronisbs, and
| the Mistress; the Madonna and Angels; the
| Three Stages of Life; the Supper at Emmaus;
| four of the unequalled portraits. Francis l.,
| Charles ", Pietro Aretino, and Titan himself;
| the Martyrdom of st. Peter; the well-known
| study of Soldier; and the three Venuses, the
Venus and Mirror, the Venus and Cupid, and
| the Venus Sleeping
| The accompanying letter-press comprises
three essays, interesting and valuable, entitled
The Different Manners of Titan, Titian's Color
| ing and Painting, and Titian's Protectors and
| Friends, and a running commentary on his
works based on Vassri's "Lives" and Ridolfi' s
/ 'NeDeJtaQ SCuOOs, Dut uTdWluS IrOm
| other art writer's. The volume gives as good an
| idea of Titans works as can be conve yed with
| out his matchless color.
| TALES FROM Two HEMIsPHEREs. BY Hjalmar
| Hjorth Boyesen. Author of ''Gunnar" and "a
| Norseman's Pilgrimage" Published by j. r. Os
good g. Co., Boston. For sale by Loring, Short &
Harmon.
| Mr.. Boyesen's stories have keen, distinctive
flavor, and individuality, and peculiar fresh.
ness that is partly the result Of his writing in
land and speech foreign to his own The people
and scenes of our country must have a certain
interest of novelty and strangeness to him, a
dramatic quality which we stand too near to
perceive; and his familiarity with America
allows him to appreciate very perfectly the
romance of his own country. There is a dim
twilight, AN essentially northern coloring in his
morse stories
osavor and shade OF the old-world pineforests
Where the wet hill winds weep"
that contrasts charmingly with the naive bril-.
lance of his American tales On the whole
his stories of this country not quite as salts
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-25

tations of veritable antiques, which serve to il
lustrate the customs of the Homeric age. So
the volume is manual Of Homeric antiquities
as we'll as word-book and commentary. Thus
under ikrademnon (as mentioned in the 334th
line of the first book of. the Odyssey is given
representation Of the short veil on the head of
Greek women. and under its secondary sense Of
lid as In the third book cut of the antique
wine jar.
The work seems admirably adapted to the
wants of the young student. 1t is certainly q
valuable companion to all who make any pre-
tense of keeping up their acquaintance with
Homer. The copiousness of Homerio vocabu-
larry in forms that differ widely from Attic
usage calls for a fullness Of treatment which
the ordinary vocabulares of school editions dc
not afford, and consequently for frequent and
inconvenent reference to the cumbersome gen
eral lexicons Such treatment this handy vol
ume supplies.
The nature of the additions and corrections
made by the editor does not clearly appear; bu,
he has, it seems, availed himself by correspon-
dence with the author of the changes made in
the forthcoming German edition, and has, be
tells US, entirely rewritten many of the articles
He has certainly given US good translation
and an admirably edited volume.
POEMS OF PLACES: SCOTLAND; Vol l. Edited BY
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Published by
James r. Osgood s. Co. Boston, For sale by Lor
ing Short q Harmon.
This volume of the series contains songs ant
descriptive poems connected with Scottish
scenery; and the musical dialect in which som'
of them are written adds its charm to theil
poetic beauty. "Deirdre's Farewell. to Alba,
poem translated from the Gaelic, has an es
pecial interest at this time in connection will
the fine epic, "Deirdre," just published in th
| No Name Series. The Farewell will b.
| found transferred to another column of thi
morning PRESS. 1t is also pleasant to fin,
| included in the Poems of Places" Mr.. Joa
| quin Millers fine and pathetic lines upol
Burns. Each volume of the series attests th
wide scope and admirable judgment of MI
Longfellow's selection.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-17
st. Petersburg Cor. San Francisco Chrc
HYDRAULIC Practical Jokes.

When Catherine II and her successors
amused themselves at Peterhof, the water
power was taken into service TO play prsc-
tical jokes on unwary people, which cannot
all be called enjoyable. In one retired nook
there stands a gigantic mushroom, large
enough to have a bench around its stem.
A.s soon as any one undertakes to seat him
self apon it, the water streams out OF the
whole periphery of the spreading top, in
closing the captive in splsshing cylinder.
To rise sgain stops the flow of water, but
people have not always the presence Of
mind to think of that. In another seclud-
ed spot there is what is called the '.LOvers'
Seat" and here I came upon poor boy in
rather a disagEeeable plight. Under q
spreading elm, the branches Of which are
artfully interviewer with water pipes, there
stands bench, just vide enough for two,
with a bed Of flowers in front, which con-
tains some artificial and some natural
shrubs, and two huge cast iron ithistles:
Some fun loving individuals had enticed
toe boy to set down there, and turned on
the water, which was pouring over him
from al directions, from the branches OF
the els, the back Of the bench, and from
every hEaDeh and thorn Of the shrubs. It
Uaust be an ardent lover indeed that would
survive suGb q dOusing. In the boys case
there was no tender flame to overcome,
and be bounced from his seat with q yell
and fed across the park, his cOwhide boots
causing sad havoc among the HoweF-beds,
while his dripping gAEments secured him
plenty OF elbOv room Wheseyer he struck
gailY dressed crowd,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-17
een. Custsr,. PromotloR.

Gen. Custer was promoted at one bound
from a Lieutenant OF Cavalry TO DC brlg-
adler General. At the time that it occur
red. il was entirely unexpected. Custer
bsd however, felt from the beginning OF
his career a full conviction that he would
win distinction in the war. In his open
and frank way he had often spoken Of it to
his brother officers, in their long freight
talks. He had received Q good deal OF rid
ieule on this point from his comrades.
AtEhs battle of Aldie, Lieut.. Custer may
be said to have almost alone turned defeat
into one Of abe most brilliant cavalry VIC
tories. His Ibiographer says:
Zone eyeuiRS, eleven days after Aldie,
when Custer nstprned to headquarters, At
ter long ride; ia which he had been post.
ing the pickets 0f athe entire corps for the
night, he was greeted in the large tent
where the staff was went 10 gather at night
bv the sllutatiOlls: 'HaAO, GeneralP 'HOV
are you, GeneralY 6s1hlemen, Genera
Custer!' Why, General. j congratulate
your Your looking well. Genaralr The
greeting came from all quarters Of tpe ten'
where staff officers were lOunglRg, snoA'
ing, chatting, laughing and telling STORES,
They impreS sed Custer as beng meres9
continuation of the usual ill-natured ban
ter on the sublect Of his aspirations, and
further as beinsr carried a little too far
However he had always been noted Tor hi
remarkable contr oil over hot and hastl
temper, and he was' not going TO allow hii
co nrades to laugh him out Of It on thi
occasion. Still, it was with some bitterness
that he answered:
you may laugh, boys. Laugh as lonl
as You please, but I .tciH be general yet
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-17
So in Advance
Whole Number 1902
tS for al al V your chat. You see if DON'T

that's all Il l uOn y
he was greeted by universal shout of
laughter in answer II seernad ~ n 49, IL 80 u
mentors were determined tn iryitsts f. 6;n,
into an explosion; and they nearly sncoeaJ
ed, for his blue eyes began to flasb onJ H.
looked around as if seeking some one -,
whom to fix a quarrel. His old friend Yates
afterwards Brevet Lt.-Colonel, and Can
tain in the 9TH q. S. Cavalry. and cne Of
the little band Of heroes who I, Il with Gus
ter-whOm Custer had been himself the
means of putting on Pleasonton's staff.
came to his relief with few words:
Look on the table, old fsIIos6f THEY'RE
not chatting He pointed to the table in
the tent, and there in the midst Law a large
official envelope, and on it was written:
Vols =
Ihe reaction was instantaneous, and tha
young fellow was completely overcome. A
moment later, and his old comrades were
satneTing around him in real earnest, con-
SraCulatlng him and shaking hands, while
custer, 100 much Overpowered to speak.
coulu ohly smile family, turn very pale.
ma ms eyes full Of tears, and sink down
IN q ehalr, teellng very much as if he was
going to make fool Of himself and ery.
However, he regained his self-eontroI in a
few moments, and was able to thank his
comrades, who were really in earnest this
time, and after while was permitted to
read the orders which accompanied his com
mission, and which directed him to report
to Gen. Pleasonton for instructions.
OF the interview between PleasOnton and
himself it is unnecessary to speak. 1t was
marked on the one side by great kindness
and good sense. A few months later Gus
ter writes home about Pleasonton: He has
been more like father to me than a eener-
al, and this was indeed the truth. There
must, however, have been something pecu-
liarly magnetic about Custer TO have a.
tracted to himself, as he did, the enthusi-
astic affection Of three men Of such differ
ent characters as his three successive COM
manders. Mcclellan, the polished, scientific
soldier, kind hearted to fault. slow. me-
thOdical and cautious; Pleasonton. acrid.
sarcastic. exacting, an excellent cavalry
chief, but generally failing to attract any
affection from his subordinates. a martinez
in his discipline; Sheridan, fiery, impetu-
Gus, untiring, remorseless in the amount
Of work he exseted from his troops-aI
these three men loved, admired, and trust
ed him entirely, and it was nothing but bis
transcendent ability that forced them to do
sO
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-17
sl,xhs Mistake,

There's a good story, and true one
withal, relative to Mr.. Gill, long reporter
for the Boston Post, and well known as
''feIlow OF infinite Jest" He was report
ing a dinner Of the seventy-hfth anniyer-
saTv OF The battle Of Bunker's Hill, The
dinner was a splendid affair, and every
body was patriotic. Gill, when the excite
ment was at boiling point, whispered to a
friend, one Of those gentlemen who are
always "happy" in speeeh-msking, that
his father was engaged in the battle Of
Bunker's Hill. The orator arose, made
brilliant speech, alluded to Gill's father
and Gill IN the highest terms, and proposed
Gill's health, which was drank with the
usual honors, and one or two more. Ihere
were shouts of ''Gilll GillF' and he made
speech, returning thanks in the usual man
neF, and said: ''But my learned friend
omitted one faet-an important faet--of
which he might not have been aware. Ny
father was In the battle Of Bunker's Hill,
but he, unfortunately, fought on the
British side!" There vas not quite 50
much enthusiasm after that, and Gill has
not lndulged in speeches since.
Yonkers (N. y Gazette.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-11-17
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