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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-18

occupyng mainly The memory. and mot sufficiently under
ThrdBscauss the aisy eroludsd from participation
% as r e s ~
oeasshc and asouistic and eeeanss by the workings
Sssns sail. .ns. cAr.t,.n
lfms,t support and The most faithful teacher Of
or heahy s1isssnc .sssuss S FOR sSs
a s % T ps 70
eqraly removed from savtah superstition and fritles
earl. s e he. .s !. . n q
s .S Is s n y. as sada sc IN
e. .as i:s 9as q AMY, ssls q n &. ss
sas.s: Is =. religion. ne :: Ss s 81
the Ssssy thus M . the sncisn. ussgs
and Ma6odius Az heoiosica Summaries s. preachers
and teachers q religion are 70 abolish
isdss majesty COD ana 1aisASi oS.srvsnos q
~" ss ss
herself by being freed from the bonds Of feudal-
y and csrs form: Of as ssy ''' oeparisa o.
spirit or our tune. Is our most earnest desire that such
steps 30 taken 70 establish national
IL
sey
shmen of religious schools control church properly;
a
q .s q b Is. aa
Ssassss.. and Religious q :ss
for other purposes than those which u designed The
church fund IL therefore the control OF both
men and clergymen. May God grant TO the
renewed participation Of al The people g affairs Of religion
have omitted few details wkiua relate 20 local
pecuiiarites- Enough has been given. however, TO
show the bearing OF the movement.
The priests aud not the young generation only are
anxious to break through the close barriers which
surround them. These tendencies IN Bohemia are
not new. The Hussste spirit has never d,ed out In
the country. Tho main idea in the Huss movement
was to have free national church in communion
with R0me, local freedom and unity OF faith.
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FRANCE.

The Pantin acknowledgements Again Before
the INSTRUMENTATION About the Funerals
Tho Pcdicrs Of Portraits.
The Paris Droit and Gatfgndnus Messenger OF the
9Th Of October supply the following items relative to
the Panttn murders:-
The statement that the body OF Jean Kinck has
been discovered Is now proved to be fabrication,
and there 10 not more truth In the account OF the
arrest OF Troppmann's father given by an evening
Journal Although the murderer still persists In
accusing tho ktncks, father and son, OF completely
In the crime, he Is now less positive In his aflrm.
alton, and his audacity appears to be yielding IN
presence OF the discoveries made by the authorities
We therefore still maintain the opinion we have
already expressed, that the eight persons composing
the klnck family were murdered by Troppniann
alone. Facts recently brought to light confirm that
opinion.
Fresh examinations OF Troppmann took place on
Saturday at the prison OF Mazas aud lasted nearly
four hours. The accused did not hesitate 10 TecoE-
nlze the ironmongers who had sold 10 hini tue
shovel picKaxe and other implements; Ne nowevet,
maintains that he had bought them LOT JOHN
Kinck. Troppmann replied without enoarrass-
ment to the questions put 10 him. Inc Ftgdr9 pun
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-18
E y r Q P E.
English and German Discussion Of the
Papal Syllabus and Council.
Archbishop Manning to the Munich
Theolosians and Catho.
lies of Britain.
Aristocratic Life in England and the
Heirship Of the Throne.

BY mail from Europe we have the following details
OF our cable kilograms to the 5th OF October add
tonal to the special reports published In the HERALD
yesterday.
la france OF Paris OF the 4th OF october, say
=, Father Hyacinthe who, since the publication OF
nus leNer, which ne had not previously announced to
any one, had not seen the Archbishop OF Paris went
to pay him visit this week IL Is stated that the
AicnDisnop received him with great cordallty, and
told HIM that, while blaming the act he was still
anxious to keep affectionate relations with him.
informed that the note Of the seatne Hefig s asso
reproduced by the UniUers, and containing this
faithful are scandalzed" was inserted without the
knowledge or authorization Of the Archbishop, who
was then absent from Paris. The note question It
as said, was penned by the editors Of that Journal
The Wese,- Zettua0 newspaper OF Berlin, OF the Sd
OF October writing on the subject OF the Council In
Rome and the general condition OF church affairs in
Germany, says
The Illuminating letter OF Father Hyacinthe to the
General Of the Carmelltes which has
D0rs on the other side Of the Rhine from the state OF
the Emperor's health, Is interesting to US q
PROOF that the uttramOntane tendencies OF the
Roman Curia meet with opposition, not only among
tne CATHOLIC iaity, but IN the very organs OF the
passing, by means OF q devoted majority, q num-
per Of propositions which had been prepared
before the meeting OF the Council is entirely frus-
trated. The authorities ind themselves placed
Ia the following unpleasant alternative. They will
OF the minority and TO interpret the infabiiity Of
the POPE and the propositions Of the Syllabus in
such manner as to render 1t possible TO maintain
the status quo. between Church and STATE, they
VIII be Obliged TO announce the new dogma in all
1 integrity subject to The risk OF the governments
employing all their power to limit as far possible.
the influence Of utramontane tendencies. partlcu-
larry In educational matters
The next general meeting Of German astronomers
Will be held at STUTTGART in 1871.
The subscriptions received for the wives and
families OF the miners who killed in the Burg
Germany colliery amounted to $4,000 thalers ON
the I'd Of October.
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THE HARVEST IN EUROPE.

BY mail from Europe We have the following
RESUME OF the harvest prospects prevailing az the
great food supply centres. on rne lst OF OCTOBER -
reported 10 Pars:-
The accounts OF the harvest 10 Germany are very
UNEQUAL varying In different districts nom good TO
far below the average yield. ON tho whole the
grain harvest OF middle Germany was pelow tne
that OF the southern states was FAR better.
From Austria we hear that the yield OF corn ID con-
sidarablv smaller than In the last TWO years; the
same is true OF Koumania. The Russian harvest ID
stated 10 have been GOOD and the crops have
noshere failed 30 completely as In some places last
wear Tho fodder Is everywhere poor with
fhe exception OF few mountainous districts.
There mas been very little clover, and both tho
hav and surrogate have been much injured by
the unfayorabe weather. On the other hand there
has been good deal OF straw. Both potatoes ana
meet have suffered from the heat and drought OF
July ana the rain OF August The disease has also
appeared with more or less vfruencc In some
narts The hopes entertained for the potato harvest
are not therefore, hgh but It is said that tho beet
Is Improving. Tue hops are said TO be IN very
poor condition. parity on account or tue weather
aud partly from the insects and the disease which
have appeared In many gardens. scarcely q Quarter
OF the usual yield Ia expected But little nut has
been gathered, aud even what was u poor In quality.
This is particularly the case with apples aud plums
Nor WITH 1869 be numbered among the select vn-
tages ~ the quantity OF grapes u ANAL and thelr
quality tnfeffor.
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MIR. Cnrdwcll ON the Ballot, Land Reform and
Free Trade.

Mr. Cardwell, NJ. p, addressed meeting OF his
constituents in speech OF some length. Referring
to the election commissions no stated tina. taeY
might suggest the expedlency or Introducing Tie
ballot He admitted that the Irish land question
OF Parliament to endeayor 10 solve the difficulty, not
by dong justice to one party TO the injury Of
another but to make equity and justice the pole star
OF the course We shall pursue and endeavor to recon
Gle security or property with the measures shall
have to propose for the evils we think require to DE
remedied IN Ireland. He spoke hopefully OF the
prospects OF trade In Lancashire, and referring to
the appearance OF "the ghost OF old friend pro-
tection," said It was IKE shadow, aud IKE Q
shadow II would depart.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-04-01

DEAR AMERICAN.-it is very pleasing
10 know OF the progressive spirit maBifes 81
ed by oar Farmers in many parts Of the
State in forinils farmers Clnbs for the
promotion OF Agriculture. And | hope
that the leaven will 10 its perfect work
and that every city and town. not only in
Maine. bu. in fact every where else may
be Induced TO form aud maintain a farm
er's Club. for the promotion and advance
ment OF their member. in this Interesting
science. Few persons have any adequate
idea OF what large and varied knowledge
and what skil'ful craftsmanship are requir-
ell for the proper and successful prosecu-
ton OF the farmers calling. Husbandry
Is regarded bi the un.hinAing multitude
as the simplest and least difficult Of all vo-
cations ih life. Agriculture IS science.
is but little more than in it> infancy in
many parts OF our STATE; and where bes,
known and most fully developed. it has
advanced but just far enough 10 discover TO
the scientific asrcuitarist that an almost
inexhaustable field s before him. and one
most pleasing and interesting. 81 the
mention Of il we 90 back TO the primitive
tilliug of the soil. when Adam delved aud
Eve spun" In tracing it to the present
day, we find the same routine of seed time
and harvest, of blowing and reaping that
has been followed for four thousand years.
In the adaptation Of soils, the best mode
of culture. demands our undivided atten-
ton. In studying the laws of nature. how
the greatest amount of production may De
Obtained. at the least possible cost, is the
thing most desirable. or in other words.
ITO make two blade1 Of grass grow where
one grew before"
Admit that much has been attained.
but comparatively small advances have
been made particularly where Agrcultu-
raj Clubs have not been formed. and a
free exchange of sentiments, and informa-
ton elicted. A beginning::has been made
aid new interests exists on this important
subject. These improvements have result
ted mainly from Agricultural Associations,
whose inAuencs has bsen most beneficial
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-04-01
Growing Oats.

Among the varieties of White Oats,
the three best are, the Surprise, Swe-
dish and New Brunswick. The best
variety of black oats is the Black New
Brunswick. All Of these weigh from
Iorty to forty-tive pounds per bushel.
The Black New Brunswick adapts it.
self to nearly all kinds of soil, and
will yield from sixty to eighty bushels
to the acre.
The New Brunswick will Weld most
on a mari or loamv soil the Swedish
will do best on clay soil, and yield
better than anv other variety, and the
Surprise will succeed best on alluvial.
lcamy and prairie soils. and ripens
earliest. The Swedish ripens second.
the New Brunswick third, and the
Black New Brunswick fourth. The
Ramstlell Norway ripens fifth. being
both the poorest in quality and guam
tity and last TO ripen on the farm. 1t
Welded less per acre than any other.
and weighed only thirty pounds per
bushel. while the common size oats
weighed thirty-six pounds and yield
ed from thirty to forty bushel pes acre.
The yield OF the different varieties
was as follows. Swedish eighty-five
bushels per acre. Surprise eighty
bushels, New Brunswick seventy
bushels. Black New Brunswick sew
enty bushels, Norway thirty-five bush
els. common Black poland forty BUSH
els, common White Oats forty bush
els.
| have seen it stated that the Norway
anil Surprise have yielded one hu..-
drcd and fifty bushels per acre. md
the statements had ,rmers names at
tachcd TO them. Some have even
gone so far AS to assert that five hun
dred bushels could be raised from a
single acre. individuals making
these statements must have learned
some process unknown Ia the rest OF
mankind. or their bushels must be
much smaller, and their acres much
larger than those in common use
We would advise those who feel dis
Outraged because they cannot approx
innate these fabulous figures, not to
despair. They are in no immediate
danger of finding any person who has
seen any Of these wonderful Yields
Where there is one farmer who raises
hundred bushels OF oats 10 an acre.
weighing thirty two pounds 10 bush
ell. there are thousan.s who raise les,
than fifty.
| Ii is ALWAYS the cheapes; plan.
though, 10 buy the best seed that can
be had even though the price is very
high. And if possible procure and
SOW several varieties. and exercise
your own judymcn, as to which vari-
ETY. will best suit your localitvanl soil
Experimental Farm Journal.
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Embellish the Farm.

Don't be afraid Ia spend little tune in
making things look neat and attractive
about the farm. Slovenly management
makes the bows hate farming and every
thi' < about the old homesfe d. Depend
upon il. il will pay 10 make the place look
as beautiful as you can. and that too in
more ways than one. You will enjoy /,
more yourself il il is well stocked wit
well-selected and thrifty fruit-trees; and
what stranger ever passed along a high
way. Lined on either side with noble tree ),
nuts or eims, without inv luntarily asking
Who lives theres
Taste and time spent Ia ornamenting the
farm will. 10 be sure. have their rewGr;; !;
and irhe children ay, the children, will
love the old homestead thousand times
better for its beauty. and feel its influence
on their characters in later years.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-04-01
What is . Good Cow?

What we need IL a good COW that can eat
and digest a good deal OF food. and can
thea con vert il into milk. not into meat or
tat. Ii is BY careful attention to add de-
velopmeut of some points. that the good
milker is at last oh. al led. What a-e these
points?
First: health. good constitution or diges-
tive apparatus. for which We require ca
pacious belly.
Second III II the largest possible develop
ment of the animal shall be behind. Ia the
ud,ler and parts adjacent.
A good COW (, likely To- be wedged
shaped. of which the head is the smaller
end.
Big heads. or horns. or shoulders are
not desired. because they have IL b.. nour-
i-hel bv the food. But these are indi,pcn-
BILE: large bag. and hind quarters Ia
support and minister to it. How have
they been attained. and how can they be
further perfected. BY always breeding
from the COW having this development
aud from the bull descended from such \
mother More and more these perfcctions
will increase as they dccend from M pther
to child. until at last the greatei possible
milk-arudlcer IL reached. ii Indeed. it De
no: already. Possibly an individual COW
may have reached hc Limit ia tia. dire
ton: bu, what we need now is the certain
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-04-01

VITALITY OF SEEDS. There Is great
difference in the duration or vitality in
seeds. Those which have much oil H.
their composition spuii rapidly. owing t.
the fatty matter becoming raucid. Seeds
Of difcrsn character, particularly tho 81
protected by she'll. retain their germinat-
ing power much longer. Cucumber seed.
have been kept z pod nearly - years. corn
30 years. and whea. for more than 1000
years. Il i. said that kernels oi wheat
found IN a muu.in, ease ia Egypt were
>pr,ut-d ann yielded increase. seeds
Kept hest ia a cool. dry situation.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-04-01

SALT NUD.-rhe vast deposits OF black
muck and peaty matter. along the margins
OF salt water. do not greatly differ in char
acter and value from the miami fresh wa
ter muck swamp-. and their treatment i,
similar. Some think the salt nucs the
most valuable OF the two. OWN. Ia it,
chloride "f sodium (sali) and other miner
ri substances. and this i, probably the cise
where these are no. couuter-balanced by
excess of fine sand WASHED in bv waves.
The only practical treatment we can rec
smmend is 10 remove Il 10 dry lard, add-
ing lime. unlsached ashes. or refuse pot
ash. TO d-conposc il. After being awhile
mixed with alkalies. il may we'll be added
in uni mIte'i quantity TO the yards and sta
bles TO absorb all the liquid mtnnre. and
be compostrd with the more solid manurr>.
IL may be used with manure In consider
able quantities without any previous AIN
aline treatment. but with this previous adj
dition the quantity can be largely increa>-
ell. After alkaline decompo. tion. il may
be- used directly upon and in the soil. IN
told millions Of dollars worth Of produce
will yet be raised with the aid Ut our uhlInl-
tied deposits OF black vegetable material
along our sea coast. bays. etc.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-04-01

in making known To many the past expcr-
ience OF the few.
Let then every facility be Civ n, and ev-
cry encouragement to the forming Of clubs
in every section in the State. IN this way
more practical knowledge of the SCI
ence of agriculture may be transmitted
to the people In one season. than has been
developed in many previous years under
the cid method. so long and usrlessly pur-
sued. Hence has arisen the absolute nee
essity OF Agricultural Colleges and the
production OF book 10 se-ve as auxil.is-
ries To the perform ince of our daily du'
ties. J..
BCckspoRr, March 20th, 1859.
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Probate Aotites.

in and Tor the County OF Hanrock on the Isi Wed 4
nesdAy ofFchruary \. u. Is9.
A certain instrument purporfng To be the last
will AMI tr-,s nrni Of
DANIEL Rtrs
late OF Bscksport In Snnl county deceased, having
been presented for probate
or IL d That sotice lie given
to all pc rsou. Interested b. causing copy 81 this
orter 10 be pnbli>he three weeks .ucce-svcly m
the kti.woiih American printed at Ellsworth that
they may appear At n Probate Court to he he'd NJ
Ellsworth IN said county, on the sIh Wednesday OF
April next, At ten OF the clock IN the iurrnnop nd
shew cause, II any they have why the .std instru.
msnt should no, b. proved approved. ami AlIow ed
"a the last will and testament OF saii drc.a eed.
FARMER Trtk Judge
A true copy Attest.
Sal? GTn. i. pNss, Reg 7ter
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-04-01

There are several sources from which
farms derive their weeds. One among the
most prominent il the sowing OF foul seeds
such as Clover. Timothy. or even garden
seeds. Prof. Buchanan discovered in a
pint OF common clover seel. Zoo weed
seeds i'm one pint OF Dutch Clover. twhte)
. SEQ weed seeds. and in anoihcr pint OF
the same seel 70.400 weed seeds. This
seems almost Incredible. but. to any one
who has investigated the subject. there IL
nothing surprising ia il. How is this TO he
renedieds First. il NAV be partially
obviar-d By purchasing only from reliable
see,isnen and only seed Of the very b-s,
quality. S.co.d. and the better plan Is.
for every farmer In procure 4 number Of
small sleeves OF different degrees OF fineness.
IL any Of your readers are curious 10 know
how many foul seeds are contained in a
peck Of clover or timothy see.l.l-t him pro-
cure a seive that will not PERM. the clover
or timothy SEEDS To pass through il. and
auo'her. bich will Just allow Of their
passage. The fife sieve will allow the
passage of seeds smaller than clover or
timothy. and the coarse one will retain
those which are larger. have maie
many experiments of this kind. and even
in what appeared to be the primest seed.
invariably found enough weed seeds t..
foul any farm or which hey would be
sown. The same plan should he adopted
with garden sce1s. The saving in a single
seaso will repay the ouila, for sleeves
more than four fold. ard in some cases =
hundred fold.
Again. the dunghill is another prolific
source Of weeds on a farm. Many far
mers are in the habit Of throwing all III.
weeds they collect about their farms on 10
their duag hills. This is an excellent and
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-04-01
Hints on Shingles.
- - a.

Hints on shingles.
dR- Ed. EMERSON. Of Hollis. Mass.
thus gives. In the .Ne,c England Firmer.
some hints upon shingling roofs. that are
worthy OF circulation:
A correspondent asks. what will max E
shin. giles last longer:' Txenty-three years
ago found | had qCi- lot of refuse
Shingles on hand. both sappy aud shakey
and laid them on the back kitchen and
wovd-shed. I-lrsye jl>t examined them.
aud think they will hast at least seven year,
longer. The building has not leaked. to
my knowledge. | soakelt-,i,sse shingles
in very thin whitewash. made as1h brine
instead OF clear water. There has been
nothing done 10 them since. although I
have no doubt that To have wii'iexased or
served a coat Of dry Stacked lime or fin.
salt once in two or three years on them.
would have been Of great advantage to
them.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-04-01

kERosE>r.-ih name. Kerosene"
signifies nothing ot itseif-being fame v
name given to certain lighl-gi,in: princi-
pie found in certain Goals, aud in rock-oil.
or petroleum. &c, aud applies TO several
distinct ar icle,. as bcnziue. uAptha. para
the. &c. Its sources are two-foid-petro-
leum and the distillation for biiuminous or
soft coal.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-04-01
Administrators Sale.

viii lc sold at public suction the twenty
fourth day Il March 4. ID. issn. At two o'clock
4. =. at the store ofleo. II. Emerson. in North
Ca-tiue all the r.ht title and interest of the late
George B., y. Bu.cr. In the hnmc trad farm ia
tasiinc OF thr late fsyrttc Baker including the re
version OF the dover Of the idow 1T said y. Buker
Also all ,he account. notes anil clsim-, bclong
Ing TO the Estate % said George T.. / Buker.
castinr Feb. l. lSse,
hcar-e II Imcrson. Aiminisira-
LrurEr y P'rkf1-. tors
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Geo. A. Dyer Ag't.
Hopkins Block,
STATE STREET.
ELLSWORTH, Me.
ELLIS IRON BITTERs.

Will enrich the blood and prevent II from he
ton. restore the appetite. iavigoraie the system
and are paiatabie. These bitters are rrccomend
ed TO all persons requiring safe and valuable
tonic, TO nnpart tone and st ength 10 the ystem
not given by Bltters mere stimufent In their ef.
fects; which, although they possess tonic vegeia.
bic prope ties. cannot give the strength to the
blood which the Iron Bitters will ave.
Prepared BY WIN. Ellis. Chemist For sale by
Weeks Potter wholcsalS Agents, l7v Was hing.
ton Street Boston. and By Druggists aud Grocsrs
geaerally. ems