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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-02

DR. TALMAGE'S VISIT.

It will be rather hard, we guess+, for the members of
the Wesleyan community, or at least the oummittee
who had the tnanagement of the late lecture, to look
upon the "bright aide of things" for some little time
—at any rate, so far as the attainment of the object
for which the proceeds of the lecture were to have
been devoted is concerned. At Southsea, where the
failure seemed as complete as at Weymouth, an
attempt was made to induce the doctor to return a
portion of the £lOO which be received for his lecture.
Al that town, an at Brietol, he entered the town only
an hour or two before the lecture, and the agent there
demanded "money down" before the worthy divine
would deliver his lecture. A deputation from South-
sea, waited on Dr. Talmage at Bristol, and after •
great deal of trouble they managed to obtain an
Interview with him at his hotel. The deputation
stated the object of their visit, but the "great
American " replied that 'he had nothing whatever,
1., do with the arrangements, his obligation being
simply to lecture ." He promised, however, to talk
the matter over with his agent. Mr. Pond. Nothing
has, however, yet been heard of any intention on the
part of the lictor to refund any of the South's& lomat,
and it may be therefore almost taken for granted that
he will not do so in the CAW f Weymouth, where
there will be a deficit of between 1.30 and £lO. A
Hampshire contemporary speaks its mind thus :
"It is to be feared that the Snuthses Committee will
have to stand by their hes. It would be quite wide I
of the mark to nay uncivilly that £lOO was ten times
more than the lecture we,. w•rth. Dr. Talmage, if
he thought it proper to reply to so trivial an objection,
I would confound us with toe phtico-economical
maxim that a thing is worth aisstever it will fetch in
the open market, and that if tie Se.uthee.a Committee
though £lOO too much for his lecture they were not
bound to close with the arrangement. The mistake
they made eras in afterwards treating Dr. Talmage IA
If he were not 'a man .4 the world.' They
considered they had a strong mural claim upon him,
but this Dr. Talmage refuses torecognise, and ax the
Committee have not a legal claim tqsm him to the
extent of a shilling the chance,, are that for some time
to conic they will unable to look at 'the bright
side of things' after the fashion • . strongly
recommended by their eloquent tetchier.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-02

Koch improved
still soave very
light
trader average

Under average

!Under swarms so
very back ward

1 Average on Ile
soil., bad on els
Good on light lac
bad on heavy

Knob under aver.
age end thin

Late and doubtful

Rather under the
aversge

Winter berlay ver,
goad
Some please lookini
wall bat mostly bed
plenty of clover
Matt of strew
- •

IZnlsatr of straw:
small and

PoOrinot

LOOd

DOZONZWJII2.

DIMWIT. —lt will be men by an announcement in
our advertising column that Mr. Wallace, of 91,
liarley-street, London, visite Dorchester every alter-
s/Se Saftrdny, his consulting rooms being at Mr.
Lockett's,.l, Dunhill, Dorchester.
Fount> Notss.—lt is said some of the fod
EIS notes of the Wilts and Dorset Bank are in circ-
Mon in this neighbourhood, several baring been palsied
off upon unsuspecting customers. People will
do wen to be on their guard in all transactions with

°Turn.'Stlattto etuit.—lt has beef decided to
merge the South Dorset Coursing Club, whose head.
quarter. are at Dorchester, into a county institution.
to be in future styled " The Dorset Coursing Club."
We understand Lb* Club ii already in a very good
position, financially speak n a. and, with an scansion
of members from all parts of the county, no doubt the
club will become ono of the most popular in this part
of the country. In all probability there will be a
meeting about the last week in October.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-02

UNPROFITABLE FARMING IN AMERICA.

The following figures are given by • San Francisco
correspondent of • Phiutdelphia paper, ea evidence aid
fanning on • gigantic scale is profitable neither to the
country nor to the farmer. He says The largest wheat
prodocer in California, or in the world, is Dr. J. Glenn.
ftc seas formerly from Monroe County, Miesouri. He is •
men of great enterprise and energy. His ranch lies in
Coln. ('atiniy, and coinpnses 01) WO acres, nearly all
arable laud. Ile has thin year 45,113) acres in wheat,
which. at a low calculation, will pnaluce :101,11111) bushels.
lib; wheat will cull for Si cents per bushel, or 71"6.111111 dollars
Dr. Clean has been tannin,: ten years, and one would
suppose he ouzht to have 3 ill3ll.i,lne 011111 to his credit
in bank hut what with a failure of enoss—whieh weuee
two years in very fire—and the enormous interest he
PsYs on his loans, he in said to one a round million of
iiollars. 1.1. t year his .'relit wan bad as he hail no crop
Now, with his splendid crop in prospect, lie will probably
zet out. l'he Dalrimples in St. Paul, who, ten yearn ago,
were the largest fanners of wheat in Minnesota, musing a.
much as Mann bushehi in a single year. went to the wall.
Another large wheat raiser is D. M. Heavia, whose land
lien on the borders of Colima and But:e counties. He is
also from Monroe county, Missouri. awl haa an unpretend-
ing little estate of 15,310 acres, 1:1331 of which are in
wheat, which he thinks will average this year 31 bushe's,
or 3111,311) bushels. He also is hard pressed. and lain told
In payinz 9 per cent. on a couple of hundred thousand
dollars of borronwl money. If fanners mising half • million
toe million bushels of wheat cannot get out of debt, it
might be well to inquire what is the use of having so
much land ! The truth is that from the frequent failure
of crops in California sad the waste that attends on large
operations of that kind. fanning one gigantic scale in this
portion of the coast must be considered a failure.
North of thin, in cron and Washington territory, there
In no falltire of the harvest, fanning operations are carried
on on a mailer wale, and consequently the farmers, while
not rolling in wealth are all well-tasdo.'
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-02

WAREHAM.

BOARD OF GUARDIA:ft—At a special meeting of the
Board of Guardians, held at the Board-room of the
workhouse, on the 2t;th instant, it was resolved to
appoint a separate Medical Officer of Health under the
Public Health Act of 1875, for the Wareham and
Purbeck Rural Sanitary Authority district, which
comprises the 27 pariahs* of the Poor Law Union,
except only the parish of Swanage, and the in-parishes
of Holy Trinity, St. Mary, and St. Mark's, Ware-
ham, which, for purposes of the public health, though
forming part of the Wareham Union and district, of
which the town of Wareham is the centre and capital,
has separate Local Boards appointed called Urban
Sanitary Authorities, whose duty it is to take care of
the health and well-being of those parishes.
:law Flax Exam& —A subscription has been set on
foot towards the very necessary expense of providing
an efficient new fire engine for the town. Mr. Drax,
M.P., on application of the Local Board Secretary,
bag liberally promised £lO. The Norwich Union Life
and Fire Insurance Societies have promised through
their Wareham agents, the sum of £5, and other offices
and neighbours will, no doubt, follow suit, as the more
subscribed the less there will be to come out of the
poor rates. . _

Tgaeuog the exertions of Mesas. Selby and Best
(postmasters here), a subscription has been set on foot
in favour of James Hordle, who has tilled the office of
postman for nearly 40 years and who has been obliged
to retire in consequence of ill-health. The list was
headed by the Recorder of the Borough with the sum
of five guineas, then Mr. Drat, U. F., sent £5 and
kindly promised to use his influence with the treasury,
and try to get Hordle a pension. The Westport
House family gave £5, the Mayor followed, and it is
to be hoped a comfortable little sum, much needed,
will be raised.

Camacr.—A match wan played on the Eantbrook
Cricket Ground, between the Wimbonie CC. and Mr.
Torkington'n eleven (Alma). The home team won on
the first innings, and Mr. IVallingford in the second
inninp played a splendid innings of 44 runs not out,
in spite of the different changes of bowling, he com-
pletely mastered them. The following are the !cores :

WINBOILNE.
tit Innings. 2nd Innings.
A. Druita, c Crowther, b Guy 5 b Vizard 0
E.D*vl;uy. 3 b Visard 0
K Wallingford, h N'izard .. 1 not out . .
T. 11. ganders, b .Vizard ... I b Torkington. ... 18
11. Ridden, c Guy, b Young... 32 b Crowther 4
T. Tro_ ,tman b Vhuird g
W. Ibtbgeorl, b Visard 0 e Ingram, b %laud 4
J. Sims, Vizard, Young ... 5
A. Iludden, b Young ... 0 not out ... 5
11. Dyke, not out ... 0 b Visard 0
W. Custard, b Young 0

A. Virard, b Walling... 9
K. Crowther, c Drunt, b Sanders ... 1
E. Marsh, b Sanders
R. Visard, b Sander .
1,. Young, c Habgood, b Sanders ... 2
K Leaning, b Sanders •.. 1
C. Torkington, b Trotrna*n ***
• .
J. Guy, c and b Sanders
W. Ingram, b Sanders . •••
G. Manuel c Sudden, b 1
H. Ingrain, not out 0
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-02

OIRN 1 ABBAS.

MAGISTERIAL —On Friday, before Captain Mount-
Batten, Charles Downion, an inmate of the Cerne
Union, was charged with unitedly dm:oaring a yeati.
lator, the property of the Guardians, to the amount of
about7a—George Antell, an inmate and acting-porter
at the Cerne Union, proved the came—Mr. Taylor
proved to the amount of the damage, and prisoner was
sent to Dorchester Gaol for seven days, WWI hard
labour.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-02

" Meet in the Rion above
In the beautiful land of the blest."

Mr. Wangs, bad had many a long dreary ride together
with Mr. Atkin' ; but be had always found him a eery
amiable companion. lie was not in a robust stets of
health, the circuit is wide, the societies many, and it was
ugy serious to tale charge of • circuit 22 miles broad, and
with 10 preaching places, where the superintendent must
be at the far-end of everything. He wished Mr. Atkins all
happiness and success in his new geld of labour.
(Applause)
Mr. Lana pointedly expreened his sorrow at the circum-
stances under which the pastor left, and that Mrs. Atkins
was unable to be present that night. (Hear.)
DANIRIA spoke of the /demure he had had in ri
with Kr. Atkins about the circuit, although in mesytU
M.
Mr. MI LI-1 said no one person could mistake the good
way when pointed out by their minitdor, those weak in
faith bad been built up, and sinners warned.
Mr. BURDIVI &died that Mr. Atkinsis sermons wars
always fresh and new, and listeners heard Isamu. of deep
moment. (Hear.)
The CHAIRMAN BOIHRMIId up the good wishes and fare-
wells of all, trusting they would meet in Heaven.
(Applause.)
Alt*? sinkiniZimos, alseent the praise," the interesting
meeting was with thanks to Mr. Harrington and
the and prayer from the deputing pastor, all
feeling that mph there was the sorrow of parting they
hod had a blared Use..