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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-01-08
From the Boston Journal
The Democratic Programme.

The more intense of the democratic
Randall. Proctor Knott, Gen. Banning
and Springer Of Illinois are examples,
are still intent on making Mr.. TIlden
President. II is very evident that Mr.. Til
den is in full sympathy with this class. In
deed from what one is able to see, It is fair
TO conclude that he is the central figure
in the group and directs all their move
ments.
These leaders have discovered. with
dismay. that there is a portion OF their
party in the House which is disposed 10
falter in carrying out the Potter plan of
making Mr. Tilden President. There is
good reason for this apprehension The
doctrine that the House is Returning
B )ard with judicial powers and that its
negative is sufficient TO prevent the count
ing of the vote of any State, is novel and
startling 1t is no wonder, then, that
there are Southern democrats who hesi-
tate.
And now the extreme leaders, who
have failed TO terrify by threat, have re-
solved on new programme to bring the
entire democratic party in the House into
the Potter-Tilden scheme. The new pro-
gramme is TO hold in as many States as it is
possible conventions on Jan. Sth. These
are to be made as large as possible, and
no effort is to be spared to make it appear
that the country is aroused. Speeches
will be made setting forth the duty Of the
House in the present crisis. and resolu-
tons are to be adopted demanding of the
House that il maintain and defend its
constitutional right and privileges which
will be clearly set forth in brief enun-
citation of the Potter scheme. Doubtless
the details have been fully arranged by
Mr.. Hewitt. and the democratic managers
in the respective States, where conven-
tons are 10 be held. already have their
printed instructions. They will be re-
CURED to present solid front, and assume
that emphatic and aggressive tone which
so naturally BELTS the democratic patri-
OF when laboring under 4 sense of wrong
and struggling to express the feeling OF
outrage which he assumes is the sentiment
of every American citizen. Nor is this
programme wholly intended for the benft
of hesitating democrats. The whole peo-
pie are to be overawed with threats OF
certain mysterious and dreadful conse-
quences if they do not unite in demand
ing the inauguration Of Mr.. Tiden. Mr.
Tilden, too, is to be comforted by the res
olutions. The people may possibly i'm
agine that he all the while is hesitating,
and these timely speeches and resolutions
will nerve him for the conflict
such is the programme. Already are
the faithful summoned to gather in such
numbers as to make the very earth trem-
BILE with their indignant tread. They are
invoked to speak "thunder-toned. II the
programme is carried out according to
order, Monday will be a very disagreed
BILE day for timid people who fear earth
quakes and thunder clap, which will find
no breathing spell from early morn till
late at night.
Mr.. f. A. Cronin, OF Oregon is a very
remarkable person. His faculty of intu-
tive perception comes out quite as strong
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-01-08

Mr. Blaine is unanimously renominated, with
such demonstration Of good will as no con of
Maine has ever received before. Garry the new
TO Mulligan.-gtr Yorl Tri5ue.
The daily gazette., 1877-11-27
Foreign TeIegraphio summary.

Peace rumors continue. Direct ne
EQUATIONS between the Porte and the
Car are talked of at Constantinople and
st. Petersburg-The Russians have cap
tured the fortified town of Etrapol, twen-
miles north of the Balkans-It is stated
that the Turks have evacuated Orchanie
The Montenegrins now hold the whole
territory to tho Bojana, except the cita-
del at Antivari and Dulcigne-London
city invites proposals for the immediate
removal Of Temple Bar-A royal decree
establishes one system and management
for the railways throughout Spain.
The daily gazette., 1877-11-27

Bishop Gilbert Haven gallantly de-
scribes the Widow Van Colt "fair to
look upon, of large form, of full form
of small, delicate features, light, clear
complexion, and eye of melting blue,
with the poise and ease of queen Of the
drawing room" lie also admires the
fair widows taste in dress, which he
says sis elegant to the top of propriefy,
but not whit beyond Not one lady
in thousand, if one in ten thousand,
equals her in that French how-to-do-it
gift of appropriate dress, at once individ-
ual and general, and unnoticed and
most noticeable
When Mr.. Blaine went home Ill he was
paired with Mr.. Lamar; but the pressure
upon the Mississippi senator was too
strong, and he telegraphed withdrawal
of the pair. His name now regularly
adorns the democratic column.-Ctacln-
nata Gazette Before that pair was with
drawn, another pair was arranged be-
tween Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Grover.
The daily gazette., 1877-11-27
REMARKABLE FECUNDITY

Samuel 7 Terry. of the Sixth district,
Cecil county, Md. near Rising Sun, ex-
hibited coop Of chickens az the exhibi>
ton OF the Cecil Farmers Club, last
week, which bore the following record !:
"This hen is a cross of Golden Pheasant
and common fowl, Matched March h,
1877. When 133 days old she commene
ced laying and layed 16 eggs, from which
she hatched IA chickens on the 45h OF
October and now has brood of ten fine
chickens" Some of the first laying of
eggs were Matched by another hen and
two of these chickens almost full grown,
were exhibited in the coop. Mr.. Terry
has a turkey hen which has laid 147 eggs
since last spring and is still laying. For
business, Mr.. Us poultry exceeds any,
thing we have yet reported.-Ogford
Press
The daily gazette., 1877-11-27

with the satisfaction of having served his
country and merited the greatest gift
at the disposal of his fellow countrymen.
While men of lesser intellect by their
honest devotion to the cause vt the peo>
pie will have arisen fiom Cbscurity and
grasped the prize which he SO much desir
ed.
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time.
But after long service In the Senate
what footprints has our distinguished
Senator left upon the pages of American
craftsmanship? A statesman as | un-
derstand the term is a man capable of
originating and enunciating great and
eternal principles of government for hui
man development and advancement.
But what great measures for the public
advancement has he originated or advo-
Gated When will our public men
learn that true and enduring greatness
is achieved only by an honest and
straightforward devotion TO the public
welfare. l am respectfully yours,
HOWARD SIMPSON.
Wilmington, DEL, Nov. 26tb, 1877.
We beg to remind our correspondent
that Senator Bayard has never had much
opportunity to originate measures. 1t
would have been a useless effort in al
most any Democratic Senator during the
recent past. He has already performed
Herculean labors in behalf of his party
and the people and being the youngest
Senator could not have been expected to
originate. Who in his day has done
more ?-ED. GAZETTE.
The daily gazette., 1877-11-27
{, W0RRELL.
CARPETS & Dry Goods.
MASONIC TEMPLE.
snecial Circular,
OCTOBER 1877.
|DRY GOODS
DEPARTMENT.

tsonsequence Of the action Of lead
a, Dry Goods Houses Of Phitadet-
|,ln odvert,sing their goods at EX-
|RE.NELY LOW RITES, aoe an
vunce from this date, and until
hter notice, a SWEEPING RE-
DvCTIO.Vmthe prices Of our EN-
RE LINE OF DRY GOODS,ana
prdfully submit the follo'oing:
/ For the last Is years we have nept
kMguaIities of Goods. Our Stock
+ sa this time complete in euery de-
Irtnat. We haze made prpara-
Has for this Seasons Trade in ad-
tm Of any since 1873. Our sup
In ore from the best importing man
Fidwng and job6sng houses IN
lwita. We thoroughly understand
hbpiness. In thus special sale, and
these special prices, no change ,oiI
mde in our terms. While tDe re-
rthat the prices at ,oh,ch ,oe shall
fr goods will be TOO LOW for
FgttsbIe competition, aOe are SATISFIED
#da is the proper course to pursue,
w store can be successful that does
4 ncogn,se that IN PROTECT
yG ITS CUSTOMERS 1t consults
awa best interests.
h Conclusion, our friends and the
HilGwe asked to EXAMINE for
nNlrss, and compare STYLES and
lJALITIES. 1t wiU certainly
liY THEM.
The daily gazette., 1877-11-27

ArriUed.-The schooner SUSSEX loaded
with wood for Ponder s. Townsen l, al =
rived in this port yesterday.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-05-16
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A NICE YOUNG MAN.

Inc ldlotic young woman VINO nlrts
with stranger and finally goes off
and marries him in such haste that
she doesn't have time to notify her
parents and invite them to the we'd
ding still lives. She was heard from
again yesterday, as usual, living in
New York, and her father is rich old
fellow, In this case, however, the
idiocy seems to have been more than
ordinarily marked, and there is not
even rosy touch of romance TO give il
relief.
A Californian, with the semi.foreign
name of Lopez-but eltogether more
iamiiiarly known in his natural haunts
as California Joe-visits the cook in
tho family OF the millionaire and by
the cook is easily introduced to the
daughter He casually meets her II
great many times on the streets, many
more times than people are in the habit
of casually meeting on the streets of
New York, and she casually gets to
liking him and then writes TO him just
casually; then he visits her; they talk
the matter over, and he casually pro.
poses to marry her, which proposal
she accepts because the cook has casu.
ally mentioned that Joseph is a very,
very rich man and nice. All this re.
suited in the casualty of marriage, the
couple sliding off to an Episcopal
clergyman and making il strictly
private affair, with no cards. But this
welded love was not perpetual ioun.
tain Of domestic sweets. The lady
could not keep her secret-icw ladies
can-and she told the story to con-
fidential friend Thus it went IN most
expeditions manner TO the ears Of her
parents and threw them into a state
Of CONSERVATION. 1t was very natural
that they should inquire into the his
tory and habits and situation of their
son-in-law, and the inquiries resulted
in establishing the TACT that he isa truly
remarkable young man. Few men are
so well qualified by experience for
matrimony as he. Previous to this
last marriage he had but three wives,
so Tar as the detectives could ascertain
without going back of the returns
one in California, one in Arizona and
another at Mount Vernon, and, being
coach driver, was doubtless moved
by the ambitious desire to establish
matrimonial way stations, so TO speak.
lie had arranged that the profits Of his
last marriage should be hundred
thousand dollars, but his new father
in-law has seen fit to get mad at the
young mans eccentric manner, and
says ho will spend a million dollars to
put him in Jail. That would be an
elegant place Tor a bridegroom to spend
his honeymoon, with three wives pa
tiently awaiting hisrcturn to the bosom
of his family.
The young woman has been taken
out of the city by her parents, and, II
is said, has been placed in lunatic
asylum, as an altogether appropriate
thing. But there are other young
women with soft heads and susceptible
hearts, who are still at large, as there
are other coachmcn, in the disguise Of
rich Caliiornians, lying in ambush, and
the columns Of the daily newspaper
are yawning and ready to receive the
particulars Of the next affair Of this
kind. 1t will come along in n few days
as certainly as the earth rcvolves.--
Philadelphia Times.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-05-16
A BROKEN "CORNER.7
FkEE TRADE IN SEWING MAcnlSEs-EN.
pIRATIoN OF THE PATENTs-REpuc-
TlON OF PRICES TO FOLLOW.

At noon on tuesday of last week, the
sth inst, expired the last of the series
of patents upon the essential portions
of the sewing machine which have en-
abled the owners to exact royalty
from all manufacturers. From that
time forth any one can make sewing
machine For many years past a com
binaton of large manuiacturers-viz !:
tho Singer Manufacturing Company,
the Wheeler 4 Wilson Company, and
the Grover Il Baker Manufacturing
Company--havo bought up and con-
troled inventors patents, aud concen-
trating their rights, have been enabled
to restrict such general manufacture as
would interfere with their business.
One of the most important Of their
patents was the old Howe patent for
an eye.pointed needle, shuttle, and
other mechanical devices, which, how
ever, expired nearly ten years ago. An
other patent was for the four-moton
feed. which was invented by Allen B.
Wilson and patented in the name OF
one Fitzgerald and was known as the
Fitzgerald patent. This also expired
three years or more ago, and was like
wise relief to the outside manufac-
turcrs, who had for many years paid n
royalty for its use, as II was an essen.
tial in every machine.
The last patent which they held, and
the one which expired last week, is
known as the Batcheldcr patent, grant
ed in 1856 and renewed in 1870, and
is for what il known as the needle
plate, an essential piece, beneath and
through which passes the needle TO
connect with the shuttle. The patent
really covers all styles of feeding de-
vices in which the cloth is fed between
two clamping surfaces. For the privi.
legc of using this article on their ma
chimes all companies outside Of the com
bination have been obliged to pay a
royalty of SO on every machine sold,
except those intended for expectation.
They have complained loudly about
this tax upon them and hail its cxpira-
tion with delight. Ono company dis
plays an account showing that they
had paid during the last ten years the
sum of ss0O,0OO as royalty to the com.
panies controlling this patent. All
these manufacturers have been obliged
to keep record Of the plate.number
Of every machine sold, and make oath
TO the accuracy Of their royalty state.
ments, a thing which appears simple
enough, but which they say has caused
them untold annoyance in tho way OF
having machines returned to them ex
changed, and other like transactions,
for which they have been held to rig
orous account, at much time and cx.
pense. The royalty of SO on each
machine is not 10 itself large item,
but upon a new machine to be put on
tho market any royalty might be
charged, which eileciually limited
manufacture.
But now II is the privilege OF any
person TO make n sewing machine us
much as II Is TO make broom or plow.
OF course there are hundreds Of pat.
ents which are held by the various
companies, a greater or less number by
each one, 10 initiate any one Of which
would DO an infringement Of patented
rights, but these cover only ineobani.
cal details, appliances and attachments
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-05-16
THE EA GER HUNT FOR GOLD.
A NEW DoRADA TWO HUNDRED MILES
WEST OF THE BLACK HILLS.

The New York Suns correspondent
writes from Deadwood
The influx of "tenderfeet,' or "pil-
grims," as new arrivals at tho hills are
universally dubbed, is simply immense,
and yet the rush has scarcely begun.
They come as first-class passengers, by
stage as second-class passengers with
freight wagons, walking the greater
portion of the way as friends accom-.
panying n wagon train, with their own
outfits, and in parties OF from one to u
dozen, on foot, packing their duds up.
on their back They como via Bis.
marck, Fort Pierce, Yankton, Kear.
ney, Sidney. Cheyenne and over the
trail from Montana; in fact they are
coming from every quarter in numbers
that astonish the most sanguine prophet
Of three months ago. The principal
goal Is Dcadwood, this little gulch not
over fifteen miles long, every inch Of
which was located nearly a year ago,
Why this has become the objective
point no one can understand still
hither ninctecntbs Of them come, find
themselves unable TO secure hotel &C.
commodatons or even sleeping room
IN the poorest stable, and are forced to
enter at once into tho hardships Of
frontier life, by camping out upon the
bank of some friendly stream. Fortu-
natcly the weather is mild, the ground
tree Of snow, and their existence, there
fore, not the most miserable in the
world.
The "tcnderiect" come with the
most Inaccurate conception OF the conn
try; poorly provided with money and
supplies, and with no idea how TO 81
10 work searching for gold, or how "a
socurc II alter II 10 found. The result
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-05-16


ST. PErERsBURo, April H.--1hc fol.
lowing is the text OF the Cars mani
iesto
Our faithful and beloved subjects
know the strong interest we have con
stantly felt In the destinies Of the op.
pressed Christian population ofTurkey
Our desire to ameliorato and assure
their lot has been shared by the whole
Russian nation, which now shows itsell
ready to bear fresh sacrifices to allevi.
ate the position Of the Christians In the
Balkan Peninsula. The blood and
property of our faithful subjects have
always been dear to us. and our whole
reign attcsts our constant solicitude ia
preserve to Russia tho benefit Of peace
This solicitude never failed 10 actuate
us during the dcplorablc events which
occurred in Herzegovina, Bosnia and
Bulgaria. Our object before oil was Il
effect amclioration in tho position oI
the Christians in tho East BY means ol
pacific negotiations and in concert
with the great European powers, oul
allies and friends, for two years W,
have made incessant efforts 10 induce
tho Porto TO effect such reforms N
would protect the Chrbtiansip Bosnia
Herzegovina and Bulgaria from. the ar
bitrsry measures OF LEGAL authorities
Tho accomplishment Of these reforms
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-05-16
MUCH IN LITTLE


nv CHARLES KINGSLEY.
My fairsst child, have no song to give you,
No lark could pipe to skies 90 dull aud grey
Yet, ere we part, one lesson can leave you
For every day.
Be good, sweet maid. and let who will be clever
DO noble things, not dream them, all day long
And 30 make life, death, and that vast forever
One grand, sweet song.
"A great heart is as quick to find
another out as the world is slow.
1T is one Characteristic of genius TO
SSirT,s ,. 7--S.'-s i;Y ~ ~ ~ ~ =. =.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-05-16

none Of which are in any way essential
to the manufacture OF a sewing ma
chine.
In regard to the cost of /" sewing
machine many erroneous statements
have been published, and the general
impression of the public has been that
the profits have been enormous. and
that the royalty was much larger than
il really has been. The sum of s3 is
but small item on a $40 sewing ma
chine, but a good machine Of that kind
costs just about sl5 TO place completed
in the warerooms. The cost Of selling
the machine is much moro than the
cost of producing II. The following
statement was obtained from careful
average of the business of a frst-class
company, and was based upon the sale
OF 4 900 machines upon the lease sys-
tenn
Cost Of manufacturing $40 maehine....sl5 90
Proportion Of expenses Of distributing Of
fees each machine ........ 10 90
Commission paid to eanvassers, 30 per CT. 2l 90
Cost Of collecting quarterly payments.".., 7 90
Two years interest on same-...."....--.. 30
Margin Of proht...... .........."....-. IL %
ro,al................ ....................s7O 90
And from the margin must be de-
ducted the losses arising from the car
rying away OF machines by dishonest
people.
A representative Of the New York
World, who recently interviewed the
officers of the great sewing machine
companies in that city, thus relates
what two of the most powerful compa-
nies have to say on the subject
AT the Singer Manufacturing Com
pany's office the President said "There
was time when a great competition
arose as TO who should sell the most
machines. The Singer outsold the
others largely, but there was loose
ness in the way in which people who
could not get trusted for bushel OF
coal were put in possession Of s7j
sewing machine, which resulted in
many losses to the companies and a
great clamor from dishonest people
mainly against the lease system. That
system will have to be stopped now,
as we shall have to reduce our prices
almost Immediately. The lease system
has been the means of enabling many
poor people TO buy sewing machine
who would never have got one in any
other way. This change will undoubt-
edly prove of benefit to the people with
cash to purchase machines.
The President of the Wheeler a. Will
son Company said ave will furnish
our s65 machine to any one who will
take the number from us which we
sell annually for 500 each. Nothing
but the protection afforded by patents
has brought the sewing machine to its
present perfection He added In
other countries, like Gei eimany, where
they have been allowed to pirate our
inventions, they have never made a
single original improvement in their
machines, but here there has been a
constant strife to improve them by
outsiders, and we inside have had
money to work on them. 1t cost us
three years time and $500, 900 to pro
duce our No. s machine from our No. G.
We have not yet decided what will be
done in the way of reduction in prices
We shall probably put our s55 machine
down to s45, which was the price be
fore the war;
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-05-16
RUSSIA'S MANIFESTO.

CAR ALEXANDER GIVES THE WORD FOR
HIS SOLDIERS TO CROSS THE FRONTIER
THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENTS oIRcu-
LAR TO ITS REpkEsESTATIvEs-A
YANcINa THROUGH RoMANIA.