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LINCOLN BANK-Old Congratulations Hyde,
President; Jonathan Hyde, Levi Houghton, Joshua
Page, Henry Hyde, Directors Bank hours, from 9 to
l2 Am.
LINCOLN BANK-New Corporation.-Geo. F. Pat
ten, President; Geo.F. Patten, VIM M.Rogers, Thos.
Harvard, Chas. Davenport, l.. w. Houghton, G. w.
Kendall j. H. MLellan Directors; John Shaw, Cashier
Bank hours. to II AM Discount days, Tuesday.
COMMERCIAL BANK.-Wm d Sewali, President:
VIM d. Sewall Jacob Robinson Gilbert Frufant, Thos.
NJ Reed VIM. Patten Directors; Thos. Agry, Cashier.
Bank hours; from IL A. Nj. Discount days. Thurs
days.
SAGADAHOCK BANK.-Thos. d. Robinson, Presi-
dent; Il. d. Robinson, Joseph Sewall, John Smith,
VIM. Nj. Reed, Lewis Backmer, VIM. burlington,
VIM v. Noses Directors; ID. F. Baker, Cashier. Bank
hours, from to II A. NJ. Discount day, Monday
ANDROSCOGGIN BANK, ToPsHaM.-Chas. Thomp-
son. President; Charles Thompson, John Barron, Da
vid Scribner Nahum Perkins, Woodbury. B.Purrngton'
Directors; John Coburn, Cashier. Discount days,
Tuesday of each week. Bank open from to l in
summer ; 10 to in winter.
BRUNSWICK BANK, BRUNswIcK-RclardT. Dun
lap, President; Richard T. Dunlap, Alfred J. stone,
John C. Humphreys, Joseph Badger, VIM. Barron, Di-
rectors; A. G. Robbins, Cashier. Discount day Thurs
day. Bank hours above.
MARINERS BANK, WIscAssET.-HenryC Clark, Pres
dent; Henry Clark Wilmot Wood, Edmund Dana
imuei A II ey, James MCary, Directors S. P. Baker,
Cashier Bank open from to in summer; 1OtO in
winter. Discount day, Tuesday.
MEDOMAK BANK, WALDoBoRo'-James Hoyey,
President; James Hovey, George Smouse, John l3ul
finch Jos Clark, Alexander Palmer Directors George
Allen, Cashier.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-01-18
From Graham's Magazine.
The Land of Dreams.
BY WILLIAM C. BRYANT.

By WILLIAM c. BRYANT.
A mighty realm is the Land of Dreams,
With sleeps that hang in the twilight sky,
And wetering oceans and trailing streams
That CLEAN wlleie TIE dusky valleys lie.
But over its shadowy border flow
Sweet rays from the world of endless morn,
And the nearer mountains catch the glow,
And flowers in the nearer fields are born.
The souls of the happy dead repair,
From their bowers of light, to that bordering land
And walk in the fainter glory there,
With the souls of the living, hand in hand.
One calm sweet smile in that shadowy sphere,
From eyes that open earth no
One warning word from voice once dear
How they rise in the memory DER and DER!
Far off from those hills that shine with day,
And fields that bloom in the heavenly gales.
The Land of Dreams goes stretching away
To DINNER mountains and darker wales.
There lie the chambers of guilty delight.
There walk The spectres OF guilty fear.
The soft low voices that float through the night
Are whispering sin in the helpless ear.
DE- ar maid, in thy girlhood's opening flower,
Scarce weaned from the love of childish play.
The tears on whose cheeks are bst the shower
That freshens the early blooms Of May
Thine eyes are closed, and over thy brow
Pass thoughtful shadows and joyous CLEANS,
And know, by the moving lips, that now
Thy spirit strays in the Land of Dreams.
Lgh,-heart maiden, oh, heed thy feet
oh keep where that beam of Paradise tails
And only wander where thou may'st meet
The blessed ones from its shining walls.
So shalt thou come from the Land of Dreams,
With love and peace, to this world of strife
And the light that over that border streams
Shall lie on the path of thy daily life,
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-01-18

STAGES
Leave Bath for Brunswick, Portland and intermed.
Places P. NJ every day Saturday excepted, and
at A. Nj. daily Sunday excepted. Returning at 81
A. M. daily, Monday excepted, and at P. NJ. daily
Sunday excepted These Stages connect at Brunswick
with the Portland and Augusta line of Stages.
Leave Bath for Brunswick every day at 7 P. NJ. and
every day. Sunday excepted, at A. NJ and 4P M.
Returning every day at A. NJ and every day, Sunday
excepted, at l0a A. NJ. and P. M.
Leave Bath for Wlscasset Damariscotta, Waldoboro,
Camden, Thomaston, Belfast Bangor and intermediate
places at 6 A. daily. Returning at 6 P NJ. daily.
Leave Bath for Wiscasset, Damariscotta, Waldoboro'
&c., every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at z. NJ
Returning every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
10 A. M.
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The Young People.

At Box, in Herts, there is a family consist
ing of father, mother, son and daughter, whose
united ages are only thirty three. Father
seventeen, mother fifteen, children (twins) a
few weeks. ... -.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-01-18

A good book and good woman are excel
lent things for those who know how justly
to appreciate their value. There are men,
however, who judge Of both from the cover.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-01-18
A sentimental scene in the mackerel catch

ing season:
Two lovers stood upon the shore
OF Massachusetts hay,
Bidding a sad farewell before
Seth tore himself away.
"I'il marry you when come back,
MY Sally Ann" says he,
And then he took little smack,
And went away to seq.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-01-18

MAILS.
The Western Malarrlves daily at 5 A. NJ, Mondays
excepted. Closes at Al P. NJ, and leaves at ?. M
Saturdays excepted.
The Eastern Mail arrives daily at 6P. M Closes at
p. M, and leaves at 6 A. M.
The Phipsburg Mail arrives daily at 81 to 10 A. NJ,
and departs daily at III tol2 nj.
The Georgetown Mail arrives Tuesdays and Fridays
Post Office open on Sunday mornings from II to 9
O'Clock, and one hour Immediately after divine service
in the afternoon.
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-01-18
VOL. IL. NO. 65
Old Farms.

Mr. George w. Cummins, Of Smyrna, Del.
purchased farm near that place, containing
about 200 acres. The land had been under
cultivation for half a century or more, and its
soil SO completely exhausted as not to be ca
pable of compensating for the labor and seed
expended upon crops. 1t had, nevertheless,
been rented up to the time of purchase, and
one of the conditions was the annual payment
of two-ffths of the corn crop. From 80
acre field the rent paid last year was only
about 80 bushels Clover refused to grow
| upon this land, and wheat would not yield
much more than the seed sown. The soil was
a sandy loan. The first step taken by Mr..
Cummins for the restoration Of this land to
fertility, was to sow one bushel of ground
plaster per acre, flush it up in the spring, and
spread upon it seventy bushels of Stacked
lime to the acre. Oats were then sown at the
rate of two or three bushels per acre, and in
July, when nearly fit for harvest, the straw
being partly yellow and partly green, they
were ploughed under, an OK chain having beel
rugged in front of the coulter, SO as to turn
them down before the plough. Previous to
this ploughing, one and aquarter bushels more
of ground plaster of paris was sprinkled on
the ground. A second crop of oats sprung up
in thick mat from those ploughed under, and
about the first of October these were turned
down by the plough like the first growth
Wheat was now sown, about one and half
bushels to the acre, and narrowed in, followed
by clover early in the spring. The crop of
wheat averaged about eight bushels to the
acre, and this, 1t will be observed, without
shovel full of stable or other kind of animal
manure. The clover had bushel of ground
plaster sprinkled upon it in the spring, and
Welded, the second season of its growth,
about ton per acre the first moving. This
land, from which the vegetable mould had
been entirely exhausted, was, in compare
lively short time, and without the assistance
of barn yard or any other kind of animal ma
nure brought into condition to yield COM
pensatng crops Of wheat, corn, and vigorous
clover. By the assistance of the ordinary
quantity of barn yard manure, the produce of
wheat would average about twenty-five bush
els and of corn forty or fifty bushels to the
acre. The ground was very light and easy to
work, and Mr.. Cummins estimated the actual
expenses incurred per acre, in the improving
course, as follows:
First plonghing, 5 ,5e
| Seventy bushels Stacked lime, at II
cents per bushel, 90
| Two and half bushels oats, sown,
81 IA cents, 81 Ia
Sowing and narrowing, do, 81 IL
Various plaster applications, 81 IL
Second ploughing under of oats, l 90
| One and half bushels of wheat sown, so
Narrowing and sowing, do, 81 1-2
Total expense per acre, $l3 1884
Thus the whole expenses incurred prepara-
tory to the wheat and clover crops, amounted
to 1913 70 ga, and as the wheat raised about
| e;oht bushels. and sold for 81 SO, add the clo-
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EXPRESS ES,

EXPRESSES.
Child Co.'s Portland and Boston Express, and con-
uected with other Expresses to all parts of the United
Sates tine Canadas and Europe leaves Portland for the
south, daily at II A. NJ and P. NJ. Returning twice
daily. Office 80 Exchange St., Portland.
Longley & Co.'s Great Southern Express leaves Port
land daily at II A. M. and P. NJ Returning vice
daily. Office, 70 Exchange St., Portland
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TRAVELLERS DIRECTORY.
PREPARED roR"rHE NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
STEAMBOATS,.

Leave Portland for Thomaston, Camden, Belfast,
Buckspor, and Frankfort, every Tuesday and Friday
morning at O'Clock. Returning, leave Frankfort ev-
cry Monday and Thursday morning at O'Clock.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-08-23
THE pIETY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.


The announcement of several clergymen
as members of the Assembly reminds me
that there has been some sickly sentiment
among us, about the piety that has been dis
played in this Revolution. In Boston we are
favored with some strange types of religious
enthusiasm; in fact the type of christianity
that prevails among us is peculiarly our own,
and ike our improvements in machinery, de
serves the proverbial name of Boston no.
ton" Emerson, who is now illuminating
England, may give you some idea of what 1
mean and queer story that is told of one
of his disciples, moy furnish you with an ex-
PLANTATION of the fact, that some men see re-
ligion in the sacking of the Tuileries. The
youth was at the opera to see a celebrated
danSeuSe, and excited general attention by
his somewhat extraordinary applause. His
enthusiasm so transported him that the emo
tons of his heart became unconsciously audi
BILE. AS the dancer began to whirl he
cried, "Ah, that is Poehy" AS she stretch
ed her toe to the horizontal, he exclaimed,
" That's Diviniy" But when she proceed
ed to an evolution that forced the ladies to
pay attention to their fans, he burst into the
climax" That's Religion" When
the blouscs were cutting the palace of its
pictures and marbles, they found, among
other works of art, an image of the Crucifed
As a blouseman was about 10 dash it to atoms,
there was cry "Save it-save the great
Teacher of fraternity" The crucifx was
accordingly saved, and borne about the streets
amid songs and curses, and, very appropri-
ately, with lanterns and torches All,
that's Religion - says your Emersonan. So
when recreant priests baptize lberty-pole,
or Join procession of blouses with crosses
and curses, that's diOinuy, at least. Was
ever hypocrisy so revolving If re-
volution thus begun is not destined to 90
speedily through all the ripening and rotting
of goddess anarchy, it is to be accounted
for only on the principle that He who is
Dame may not be actually revived, and the
Bible may not be literally dragged through
Paris again tied to an ass's tail; but the I'M
disguised atrocities of the first revolution,
may, after all, be exceeded by the smooth
faced blasphemies of that which has already
degraded the Worlds Redeemer into the
patron saint of Instruction, and the father Of
infdel fraternity. This thing only
will venture as my surmise, though not my
hope, that kings shall reign again in France,
as if Lamartine had never lived; that tri
coored cockades shall be made no more, and
lilies be cultivated again that there will
soon be longings for the sight Of the 1~efoon"
blanc, and prince Of the sons Of st. Louis;
and that, fat as he is, and Bourbon as he is,
and half-Austrian as he has made himself,
Henry Duke of Bordeaux will SOON be
known as HENRY THE DESIRED"
BLACKwooD, Amer COTesp.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-08-23

Ifmen were pure and sinless beings, invulnerablt
to temptation and evil thoughts, it were possible
(abstractly reasonng) that they might be idle, vel
innocent. But perverted as is the human will UNI
informed and in degree resourceless as most minds
are; and in the intimate and subtitle connection Of
the mind and body, the health and happiness of the
former depending much upon the condition of the
latter it is on all accounts expedient, to give the
physical powers full occupation.
Also, we should remember, that in this present
state of living we are but children-Neophytes. Is
that parent unwise, who discipnes his child by te-
dous and painful labors (sometimes) which are not
always proftaJIe-cxcept for the discipline alone
Or is it vain to study mathematics because the sci
ence is unsusceptbe of application to problems of
every day life?
Doubtless we should be spared many aching
thoughts, if we might but remember, that we are
only beginning to live here. Yes this is our appren-
ticeship, this life we now are leading.
Many are the golden lessons which the toiling far
mer may turn up with his spade from under the
sod, and which he would find nowhere else. And
perchance, among thy wares, my fellow merchant,
there are some not mentioned in the invoices, the
merchandise of which is better than silver, and the
gain thereof than fine gold. 1fthou art in the way
of thy duty believe me there is blessing in that
way for thee. A blessing for thy body-another for
thy mind-and another still greater and nobler for
the peculiar soul undying, which includes the mind
and inhabits the body, which constitutes, in TRUTH
ThyeT.
The concerns of this world are not on thy shout
ders or on mine. We have lit is our interest to
know it) q humble place to FILL humble mission to
discharge-each one of us-here on EARTH If, with
honest intention, with cheerful and unrepining
heart, with unyielding and honest industry occu
Ply that place, and fulfil that ssion-when, at the
closing hour, the light from eternity shines back
ward over us, and shows the true aspect of things
to our view, we shall feel that we have not lived in
vain-and trusting in merit gher and better than
ours, shall go
"To our last resting place without tear"
New YORK, Aug. 10, 1918.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-08-23
AN INCIDENT IN THE LAST WAR.

John Allen captain of schooner
running on the coast of Maine, in the time of
the last war with Great Britain. Capt. Allen
with vessel load of lumber, was bound to
Boston. While on his way he was chased by
the British armed vessel called the Brim,
which came on the coast for the purpose of
taking our coasters. His crew consisted of,
beside himself John Smith, John Sellers,
John Earl Lane, and John Folsom, passen-
gers. Capt. Allen not liking the notion of
going to Halifax, a prisoner, concluded to
stand in his own defence. He run his schoon-
err into place called Pigeon-hil Cove, and
run her on the beach, hauled down her sails,
and placed his men behind the lumber, armed
with muskets we'll loaded. Capt. A. took his
stand on the quarter deck with his gun trail
ed by his sde and there awaited the approach
of the enemy. He soon saw barge, manned
with seven or eight men, coming into the
Cove, armed with swords, cutlaSses, small
arms, and swivel on her bow. They hail.
ed, what vessel is that"
"William and John, of Sedgwick."
The Capt. then returned the compliment,
to which the enemy made no reply. lie re-
peated it and had no answer. He hailed
again, with threat that if they did not keep
off he would blow them through. He then
received for answer, they would soon let him
know who they were, and swung the match
to touch off the swivel. At that instant the
sound Of Capt. AS foot was heard upon the
quarter, and no sooner heard by the anxious
crew, than their muskets spoke louder still.
each man selecting his object. The effect
was, one man killed and one mortaly wound
ed, and two others badly wounded. Capt. A.
did not discharge his gun.
After this the Captain of the barge mani
tested a willingness to keep off, but was hail
ed again by the brave Capt Allen, in quite a
different way. 1t was, now, "Come on
board" with which order they must comply
and responded, cay, ay!" They came along
side and the brave Capt A. feeling the honor
of commander, and no small share of the
pride of conqueror, demanded the hlt and
the britch of their weapons of death. The
men were taken on board the William and
John; as night came on the militia collected
to guard the schooner through the night
The next morning boat from the cruiser
came into the Cove, not so much for fighting,
as to know what had become of the barge
Capt. Allen was now ready to settle with
them, and demanded the barge with all its
contents, fifty dollars cash, the liberation Of a
fishing boat with two men which they were
holding prisoners, and passport to 90 to
Boston unmolested, to which they agreed.
Capt. Allen got off his vessel, made his
way for Boston, called at Sedgewick, took
his wife and proceeded on his trip. He ar
rived safe in Boston, and after making known
what he had done, the Bostonians presented
to him an elegant sword which cost enc
hundred dollars, with his own and the names
of all the crew, engraved upon it, at cost
oftwenty-fvc dollars.-Bd"gOr Wig.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-08-23

on board the ship, drew back from the booty
he had almost reached, and careered around
the brave swimmer in narrow circles.
Strike with your NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
make as much noise as you can !" cried the
seamen with one accord. But the Captain
had caught up a rope, and threw it to the
young man, who, holding the child in his left
arm, seized the rope with his right one, and
held himself aAoat by it, while he kicked out
with all his force, and splashed the water far
around him.
Sling the rope round your elbow" called
the Captain, "and we can haul you up"
The young man did so but all his bold and
generous sacrifices seemed in vain; for the
shark, who by this time had found that there
was no danger to be apprehended from this
quarter shot forward once more.
The sailors, indeed, hauled the rope with
their utmost strength and good will, but their
help seemed to come too late for the mon
ster was but few feet from him, and was
just about to turn on his back, to snap at the
body Of the unhappy man, when in that very
fearful dread, awaited to see the worst-a
the open fangs of the shark, and was swal-
1t is true that this mouthful only seemed to
have whetted his appetite for more, for he
turned again, and made a second movement
to seize the body of the bold swimmer, who
was already half drawn up from his watery
grave; but suddenly the shark began to
lash the water with his tail, started back sew
eral feet, and dived down.
Nobody troubled himself at the moment as
l. Il. Al Il T.
ton, for all that had hands hauled away to get
the poor fellow, who was almost terrified to
death, on board and he had scarcely handed
the living child to its mother before he fell
back senselcsS into the arms of those around
him.
But there was not a woman on board who
avould not now have pressed forward to call
q, ok the tainted one into life; and the moth
err of the saved child threw herself on her
knees, and audibly besought the Almighty
not to rob her so soon Of the saviour of her
only Joy.
There was no surgeon on board-as, in
deed there hardly ever is on board of ships
destined for emigrants-b the Captain had
abandoned his medicine chest to them, and
Hoiliman's drops, sal volatile and several 9TH
er powerful remedies were applied, to bring
the color back to the pale checks, and open
the closed eyelids.
At last deep sigh escaped from the breast
of the unconscious one the women uttered
cries OF JOY, ana IIoh...o.,'. oldo. daughter
clasped her sisters hand fcrvently, and called
her good dear girl, while tear glistened in
her own eye.
Young Werner recovered, though but slow
ly; and it was touching to see the woman,
with the rescued child on her arm, fall down
on her knees before him, and kiss his hand,
so that he could hardly prevent her. Even
the hardy sailors felt their hearts warm and
soften at the sight,
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-08-23
RANDOM SKETCHE OF \ KENTUCKIAN.

Who ever saw Bravo without loving him ?
His sloe-black eyes his glossy skin, fecked
here and there, were blue his wide spread
thighs, clean shoulders, broad back and low
dropping chest, bespoke him the true stag
Homeland none who ever saw his bounding
form, or heard his deep-toned bay, as the
swift footed stag flew before him, would dis
pute his title List, gentle reader and will
tell you an adventure which will make you
love him all the more.
A bright frosty morning in November,
1888, tempted me to visit the forest hunting
grounds. On this occasion was followed by
fine looking hound, which had been presen-
ted to me, few days before, by a fellow
sportsman. l was anxious to test his quail
ties-and knowing that a mean dog will
often hunt we'll with a good one, had tied
up the eager Bravo, and was attended by the
strange dog alone. A brisk canter of half an
hour brought me to the wild forest hills
Slackening the rein, slowly wound my way
up brushy slope, some three hundred yards
in length. | had assembled about half way,
when the hound began to exhibit signs of
uneasiness-and at the same instant a stag
sprang out from some underbrush near by,
and rushed like whirlwind up the slope
A word, and the hound was crouching at my
feet, and my trained Cherokee, with ear
erect and flashing eye, watched the course of
the ahrighted animal.
On the very summit of the ridge, full one
hundred and fifty yards, every limb standing
out in bold relief against the clear blue sky,
the stag paused, and looked proudly down
upon u.s. After moment of indeoision |
raised my rifle, and sent the whizzing lead
upon its errand. A single bound, and the
antlercd monarch was hidden from my view.
Hastily running down a ball, assembled the
slope-my blood ran little faster, as ! saw
the gouts of blood which stained the with
cred leaves where he had stood. One mo-
ment more, and the excited hound was leap
ing breast high on his trail, and the gallant
Cherokee bore his rider like lightning after
them.
Away away! for hours, we did thus has
ten on, without once being at fault, or check
ing our headlong speed. The chase had led
us miles from the starting point, and now
appeared to be bearing up II creek, on one
side Of which arose a prccipitous hill some
two miles in length, which l knew the wound
ed animal would never ascend.
Half mile further on, another hill reared
its bleak and barren head, on the opposite
side of the river. Once fairly in the gorge,
there was no exit, save at the upper end of
the liver. Here then must intercept my
game, which l was able to do by taking a
nearer cut over the ridge, that saved at least
mile.
Giving one parting shout to cheer my dog,
Cherokee bore me headlong to the pass
had scarcely arrived, when, black with sweat,
the stag came laboring up the gorge, SEEM
ingly totally reckless of our presence. Again
poured fourth the 'leaden messenger Of
DEATH as meteor-like he flashed by us. One
bound, and the noble animal lay PROSTATE
within fifty feet Of whore | stood. Leaning