The Republican journal., 1871-05-11

s.....ti+. fi, anniversary of the Declaration OF
Ius.r.n3,rcc occurs on or about the 18th of
rl.,. lni,>> il happens 10 be Sunday, or rains,
vh,u IL lakes place ON the 9TH Mackere occur
psui thu same time. and there i, no postpone
ulelt om account of sundays or the weather
Tho MA, krrI j. military looking fish, any
wears .i-ht hitting notified blue uniform. Hi,
clothes always tit him, They are made OF some
-'r. olmatciial minus scales on nap. so 10 speak
aui resemble in barge degree an old fashioned
~si.u ,c>l pattern
ihr!e arc several kinds of Blackercl-there
.. ga, w. salt lnackere. the horse mackerei'
u.l abe tinker The last Is the chap that sum-
ftar> ,,ilhu~. 4 iarge army of them are quar-
r.-,l Mare. ana are probably part of the mack
.r.I brigade ID which the celebrated Orpheus
Kerr belonged Mackerel are very prolific.
Il..5 multiply faster than the lightning calcula-
god. lud add great deal 10 the wealth of the
l~h creation, and divide themselves into brigades
..ul di>lr .hnte themselves round IN the different
Matters. "a viii be seen that 10y their multiply
4D.,. aiding and dividing, that they are we'll
t.f-t,I ia mathematics, which is the ease as we
1.t,4 Heard oG a mackcre that had not passed
-ha greater part of his life in school. If pair
b fr llltltltoph 10 l,illit
Ih,5 couldn't give them more than one name
,i-h unless they invented lot of new ones.
Ill-, arr Il healthy fish, and never have the
,ruuIt or measles. This is accounted for from
1b. r,tt that statistics show that there never
WAS measles enough on hand at any one time
SOD lha, IN a family Of mackercl there would be
enough to Give each one Il single measle.
TlIcre i- MO hnnd>omer fish swims than the
ui.. kprrI. not excepting the skate. They look
.i. though they were modelled after some plan,
,ld not ,lung together in u careless way, as Il
good many of their brethren are. They have a
powerful appetite. and like Oliver Twist are
always wanting more, though when they can't
att il they Will take less They are not tastidi-
ull>, hui w eat anything from bullet to a bit
li g rrl flannel shirt. We would not advise
ntins them ON flannel, not at the present price
oi the article.
Like most military people they are fond of
,L,ncins, and Jig dancing seems to be there best
hold; in fact when they get formed on to a lig
th,, cannot seem to tear themselves away. Like
q good many people, mackerel are worth more
5lmAuAind dead than alive. They are peculiarly
pallel for being eaten. Their framework is
nia,Acrel when he is i'll Il hurry, when he would
-laIee to death on Il shad or herring; as it does
u.t require much urging to entce the bones all
.Hl. " hen he has Il good square meal before him.
\ markere is Il good fish for beginner to
learn 10 iish for There Is undoubtedly skill in
,-tching trout, or mosquitoes in the dark. and
-umc agility J. requisite in capturing flea; but
in;sn that can catch mackerel can't dig clans.
la taking Our thinkers, and do wholesale JOB
ui ii. requires = man 10 rise early, before the
lew is off the grass and the little birds have
commenced singing their morning praises. He
must then hire OF steal boat tthe latter is the
cheaper way and procure some wash bait which
+, Il tish hash made by running the sweet scent
ed porge through sausage cutting machine.
Row the boat lightly. love, over the sea" to
1he desired spot and then tie her firmly to the
,4ottom and proceed to least you bread upon the
Salers, or in other words sling over some
s.st. Bait two jigs with most anything YOU can
md in the boat, and throw over your lines and
wait i time with patience, and when you get Il
bite pull in. Don't stop to take off the fish. but
give the line II snap aud the hook will tear out
of his dlls as easily as thin handkerchief will
tear, that is tending out on bad cold. After
The fish once got biting, all that is necessary to
.io is 10 sit still until enough Jump into the boat
ia ill il. Catching nackercl, when they bite
sharp, is like selling circus tickets, dreadful
lively while the school lasts When they stop
biting, that is about good time YOU can
select 70 go home. We cant tell Just how many
Two smart men ran catch in an hour, but we
should say that some five hundred thousand
would b. as many rs they ought to expect to
get. We could tell a good deal more about this
fish. Int time forbids In case any one wishes
TO learn more on this subject hc can write us
and perhaps we will tinker Ills up again. We
will now wind up our line
Mr.. Phillips, of the Maine Central Railroad,
wa, in town on Monday and Tuesday, looking
over our railroad preparatory TO taking posses
sion. He informs us that the road will be put
into first rate condition, that new and handsome
passenger cars will be run. and everything
tone 10 make travel and treighting satisfactory.
\ new and more commodieus depot will be
built at the junction at Burnham this summer,
ana telegraph line constructed along the road.
Considerable excitement was caused in our
lady. Her parents had been absent, and on re-
turning in the morning could learn nothing eX-
cept that She had been last seen standing by the
we'll After a long and anxious search she was
found towards night, at her aunt's where she
had gone to pass the day-a good deal more
comfortable place than the bottom of the well.
And besides, very pretty girl was saved to
snlle up the bevy of beauties of which Belfast
rs. a right 10 be proud.
II will be seen, by the notice in another col
umn, that we are 10 he favored with another
lecture by Mrs. Livermore. Some of our lead
ing ladies and gentlemen were so much pleased
with her first appearance, that they have en-
gagged Ter to come again. We can only say
that all who attend will be richly repaid. Her
second appearance has no connection with the
The former lecture course
See the advertisement of Simonton, Bros. &
&C. That firm has filled up their elegant store
in Haylord Block with undoubtedly the best and
choicest stock of dry goods ever brought to this
city The polite clerks will take pleasure in
showing li,e new styles to all who may desire
to inspect t4tenl.
The high waiter in Unity pond, and sea raised
l,y the strong northeast wind, so washed the
railroad embankmeHt as to endangcr the track
on Monday. The construction train of the
Maine Central WAS busy for a couple of days in
repairing the damage.
At Monroe Centre, on Monday, Tilton Elliot
was drawn around the shaft Of n stave mill, by
his coat getting entangled, and was severely in
ured. His arm broken in two places, the
opposite shoulder dslocated, and he was other
wise iniured-but it is thought that he will live.
A May snow storm astonishcd people here
abouts on Friday morning last. 1t was damp,
and soon disappeared with the rain that follow
ed. In the northern part of the State, the snow
fell to the depth of five or six inches.
SOME CALF. A COW belonging to Mr.. O. c..
uie.vell of Freedom, enters the list of compe-
t!itar4 for extraordinary veal, with a calf tlat
weighed 12J pounds at birth.
The Rlan of whom we last week made men