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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-01-04
A Palace Car and its Inmates Showed in
for Seventy-TWo Hours.
From the st. Paul Press, 80.

Among the incidents arising from the
recent severe snow storm along the line of
the Northern Pacific was the blockade for
several days of the Northwestern Con
struction Company's business car, some
twenty miles east of Fargo, on the Red
River.
Several gentlemen connected with the
company, including Dorrillus Morrison,
MIR. Canda and others, and DR.. Thayer,
the medical superintendent, who had been
to Fargo and beyond on business, found
their car and locomotive, after sleigh
ride of some twenty miles, stuck fast in a
cut filled in with a heavy snow drift. They
had no snow-plows and no means of cut
ting their way through the drift, and all
they could do was to wait till they were
relea sed from their predicament by the
locomotive coming next But in the
meantime the snow storm which in the
early part of last week had swept over
the whole line of the Northern Pacific,
had established snow blockade over a
large part of the line; but by the indefatig-
was at last cleared of its Instructions, and
the snow-bound prisoners of the North
western Construction Company's car were
VI IHulouay HlSnl eAttlcdteu from lheI
trap, after an imprisonment of seventy-two
hours, Fortunately this elegant car, in
addition to its comfortable appointments
for sleeping, was abundantly provided
with provisions and cooking apparatus,
and very luckily for them there was abun-
dance of railroad-ties distributed along
the track where they were stuck which
furnished them with plenty of fuel. Under
these circumstances they passed the time
very comfortably indeed. But for this
circumstance of an ample supply of fuel
it is doubtful Of they could have escaped
very severe freezing, and it is not i'm
possible that the whole party might have
frozen to death, as the. weather was in
tensely cold, the thermometer running
down to over thirty degrees below zero
Their locomotive was useless, even if the
track had been clear, for want of water,
the intense cold having reduced the avail
able water supply to the condition of solid
ice. The whole track, however, was
cleared by Thursday evening, and the
party reached the Junction.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-01-04
Dairy Stock.

For Il right-down common-seuse way of
raising milking stock, we commend the fol-
lowing from letter Of correspondent of
the Canada Farmer,
We never take it as a fixed fact that
handsome, Well-Ored stock will beat others
in milking properties. For nv own part
like, above all others, for an ordinary farm
ers' dairy stock, the Canada COW crossed
with the Devon bull, and prefer an aged
Devon to a very young bull, as the stock IS
generally much larger. Small size is the
one great fault of Devons, and about the
only one in my opinion. They will make as
much meat and of better quality, from a
given quantity OF food as the Shorthorns ;
and for farmers use, where rough or bush
pastures are to be led, the DeyOns will do
more than any others 1t IL true thty al
only about half the size; but then, as
against that, they eat only about half as
much each, and there are two mouths in
stead Of one to collect the food from rough
pastures. Durllams do well to make beef
at two or three years old, where the feed is
easily obtained, but put in a large, heavy
well bred ShorthOrn COW. into Canadian
woods to get living, and you will soon see
the difference between its thrift and that of
a small Devon.
The true way to get dairy of cows, and
keep them up to their utmost capacity, is to
get young bull from noted Devon milk
er. Use that bull as long as possible, taking
care again to have similar one to take his
place, but always being careful to raise a
bull from the best milking stock. 1t is the
bull that transmits the properties wanted
for the dairy to the progeny; the COW has
little to do with it. Almost any one will
for ia 1
that where they have with the greatest care
saved a heifer from one or more particular
cows, unless the sire was from known
mixer also, the progeny were only ordl-
nary, and often did not inherit the mothers
tendency to extreme milk. From this cause
the ten calves, the progeny from the above
instance of an excellent COW, were not,
with about two or three exceptions, of any
special value as mixers"
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iepth that the man was obliged to raise

/
| depth that the man was obi ged 10 raise
! himself upon all tours, keeping MS cnln
! well elevated t2 avoid beng drowned;
we expected at every pull to sec h's mead
! 60 under, but, alas they pulled IN VAN.
Tor the front OF the raft pressed down oy
| the weight OF the falling water, had come
IN contact with rock, ana would not al
| vance. The ropes were slackened, she
| Tell back. but again hitched IN her return.
1t was then determined to let her SWING
to another part OF the rapid, where the
stream dld not appear quite so lmpassa-
bic, This was done, and second at
tempt to draw 1t up was made, halfway
between the log and the opposite shore
"a small isIandD. This also tailed from
the same cause; therefore 1t was propoS-
ed to endeavor to let the rait tloat down
and swing round upon the island. This
was commenced, but with the Old result
the cable was caught IN the rocks, ana
the raft remained stationary. However.
she was iioating easily, ana the poor TEL
low could rest.
Early in the day, for the forenoon was
now Tar advanced, one OF he large Terry
boats Quilt expressly Tor crossing be-
meath the ialls) had been brought up, but
had lain idle. Ths was now put INTO req
Glslton. and noblY she rode down To-
ward the raft, while IN GREATNESS silence
we all watched her as she dlpped at the
various 1alls, ana each tlme recovered
herself | shuddered as she was launch
Ing, for began 10 see that the man could
not be saved by boat; boat never
could return against RAPID, however
well able TO Hoat down IT, 20 sooner
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Farm, Garden, and Household.
Draining a Muck Bed.


1t may be OF some use TO some one to
know how managed TO drain a muck bed
not Tar from twenty-five years ago
thought would try the experiment and do
10 at my leisure Accordingly commenced
IN the latter part Of November, by laying
oid hay aud straw along where | wanted
my ditch 10 fnn, to keep the ground from
lreezIn9 Untl | could commence digging,
wren was ABOUT the irSf oi December.
commenced digging al the outlet remeV-
ing tie WN.aA as I proceeded, the ground
mos 'eMg lr"I u ugitrlt. had to dig not
iaf .f'4 twenty Tod9 oh dry land to reach
ihe muck hed. inns outlet was dug from
thfee 70 ten tdet deep, and some Of the way
len feet wide. When within twenty feet
NJ the muck bed, and about four feet from
the surface, | came upon d compact ma
terial nearly as hard as stone. which had to
Oe loosened with pick. No water could
ret through it, and for aces this had prob-
ably served as the rim of the basin that
held the water.
After ope6ina this outlet. / dug a ditch
uu each Side OF the little swamp the two
bitches nearly meeting at the upper end a
space for a drive way to get off my logs and
wood. and stumps aud bogs only being left
between them. THIS bed of muck covered
not far from threc-tourthS of an acre 1t
was covered with bushes Of nearly all the
Nlrleues natural to this climate, and at this
'me the water was nearly two feet deep.
! took from this bed two or three saw
l0Es y.Gg under The moss and in the water
which made three hundred feet of pine
boards In a sound condition The trees had
Yrcu cHt INV the prey IOus owner when the
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-01-04

How TO CATCH A Horse. Some one in
one of the last numbers of the Rural New
Yorker asks how to catch horse Here is
q sure and easy method of catching horse
treat the horse kindly and not abuse him,
and In short time the horse will learn to
love the master. There will then be no
trouble in catching him.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-01-04

f. & N. A RAILROAD. A correspondent
Of the Portland Star says that the whole
number of shares of the European & North
American Railroad is 5,207, of which
4,443 shares are held by Noah Wood of
Bangor as Trustee for some unknown
parties; and the correspondent says this
is an ingenious way of covering up the
Pennsylvania Central owners. Pierce &
Blaisdell OF New Hampshire own STA
shares; Geo. X Jewett, the President of
the road, only four shares; only u shares
in all Bangor; Sin Augusta; 33 in Bruns-
wick in Portland; 33 in Winslow.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-01-04

Sailing BUTTER. The proper sailing of
butter requires great care. The salt should
be thoroughly Incorporated into the mass,
so as to reach any remaining particles of
casein or moisture. All this IS perfectly
done in the churn, if the practical direction
given by the manufacturers are followed.
Most people in this country require for
lavoring about one ounce of good pure salt
10 pound of butter, but the better paying
class of customers, who are little fastid.
lous about the quality, prefer about one
nall as much, and that is found quite suffi-
cient for 1t preservation, if the casein has
been properly removed.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-01-04

SHOT WITH A CORK. A lady residing
IN Louisville, Ky, retired as usual, the
other night in good health, and with
feeling OF security regarding her personal
safety, not dreaming OF the proximity OF
danger or the probability of injury from
deadly weapons, which she afterward
supposed were at the time pointing at her
from the window Just opposite her bed
While peacefully rep0sing and ENJOYING
the comfort and luxury of cozy room on
a winters night, suddenly there was a
sharp report at the window, the whirr of
some kind of missile passing through the
room, and sound as of shot striking
the person of the lady, followed by q
sharp, singing sensation between the
shoulders. scream pierced the air and
startled the members OF the household,
who came running to the chamber and
found the lady tainting. Cold water was
freely used, when the lady recovered and
cried out that she was shot, and a boy
was dispatched in haste for doctor on
Third street. The physician filled his
pockets with probes and forceps and
knives and what-not, for the surgical visit,
and went rushing to the rescue, thinking,
probably, to save poor suffering crea-
tues life. The door was opened and
he hurried into the room, but instead of
finding his patient writhing in pain and
agony he was overwhelmed with surprise
and, perhaps, a little disappointed, to
fir her laughing and blushing, as if en-
joying one of the best OF Jokes. Before
he could ask any questions, she fastened
to explain that after he was sent for
member of the family examined her
shoulder and no wound was found. She
then remembered that she had left few
bottles of ale in the room, near the win
dow. and further investigation proved
that one of the corks had popped out,
striking her in the back, which she thought
was bullet shot through the window.
1t was an amusing affair to the doctor,
who liked a Jest as well as any one, and
he joined with the family at the wound
ed lady's expense, albeit he was little
disappointed in his anticipation of splen-
did case of cutting, slashing and probing,
and-his usual fee.
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A Few Words About Horses.

Hay and oats make the best feed for
horses that are obliged to work hard and
regularly. If the hay is cut fine and the
oats bruised or ground, the whole mixed
and moistened, the horse will eat his ra-
tions quicker, digest them sooner, and thus
have more time for resting and renewing
his power for labor. Farmers horses that
work little during winter time may be kept
cheaper by cutting and mixing bright straw
and hay in equal quantities, and adding a ra :
ton of steamed potatoes or raw carrots.
Colts should be fed literally on good hay
bright clover is best-and bruised oats :;
give them roomy boX-stall in stormy
weather and during nights. Litter freely,
and do not let the manure accumulate under
them. Sawdust or spent tan makes good
and convenient bedding in cities and vii
lagos they are often cheaper than straw
Groom horses we'll and let them have exer-
else every day run in the yard is excel
lent. See that stable floors over Easements
are sound and strong. Arrange the feeding
racks so that dust and hay-seed will not
fall into the horses names or eyes; some
horsemen build their managers too high, thus
forcing the animal to take an unnatural and
painful position when eating. Farm horses
that are not worked should have their shoes
taken off, and those that are driven on the
road should be kept well shod. Stock
Journal.
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DREARY HOMES. OF all the dreary places,
deliver US from the dreary farm houses,
which so many people call "home." Bars
for front gate; chickens wallowing before
the door; pig-pens elbowing the house in
the rear; scraggy trees never cared for, or
no trees at all; no Towering shrubs; no
neatness; no trimness. And yet lawn, and
trees and a neat walk, and pleasant porch,
ana plain fence around, all do not cost a
great deal. They can be secured little by
little, at odd times, and the expense hardly
be felt. And if ever the time comes when
it is best to sell the farm, fifty dollars in
vested, will often bring back five hundred.
For man is brute, who will not in
sensbly yield to a higher price for such
farm, when he thinks of the pleasant sur
roundings it offers his wife and children.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-01-04

Sch. Hannibal, of Bangor, has been sold to
the Messrs. PendIeton, of Islesboro, for $500
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-01-04
BELFAST, MAINE, THURSDAY, JANUARY

very small, as if for bride. and very broad for
protection. The same did have an oval shield
of green stone oyerlaid with LAYER of white
and was every year the same"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-22

STOCK iua any iurur urut companies ~
any timn prior 90 elections, either toy
| transfer ON tI' books or by certificate
with transfer thereon, to vote said stock
/ at such election each share beiog cntit-
| led tO one vote, and any Increase Of
stoc'i shall be divided pro rata among
the STOCKHOLDERS, aud all laws iucOu
sistcnt herewith are hereby repeated.
Supplement 90 an act entitled an acl
relative to limitations, appro ,cd the
10Th day of ID December, 1859, as fnllDw-:
SECTION /. BE enacted etc, That the
| act entitled an act relative to limitations,
| approved the 10Th day OF December,
1863, shall nOtapply to any c1sr where
u fund or property is directed, by will
or Otherwise, to be devoted to any
charitable or benevolent purpose,
and the fund or property IS to be ap
| Piled To such purpose upon the hap
| pcu'ng OF some future contingency, con
| ditiOn or event
An act relating to the stock and bonds
ofrailroad and canal companies, merged
or proposing TO merge, and held hs
executors, guardians or trustees, as
follows:
SECTION /. BE il enacted eic., That 80
shall aud may be lawful for any eXpCu
| tor, guardian or trustee holding the
stock and bonds, or either, of any rail
road or canal company which may be
authurz d to merge and consolidate
with, or which has become merged and
consolidated with, any other railroad or
camel company, to agree flr and in re-
speet to the said stock and bonds, OF
either, 50 held by them, to the terms
and conditions of such proposed or aC
tual merger, and TO aCcept IN lieu or *
change for said stock and b rfsis, or
either, hut to be held i1 ike trusts, the
stock and bonds, or either, of the com
pany 50 merging, or formed by such
merger and consolidation.
The House was not ia session.
In the Senate on Monday last com.
muuicition addressed to the governor
by G. D. Brigham WIS read, in which
he declined the nnmi1alion to the Office
ofauditor general.
The bill passed providing for the c,cc
tioa Of Auditor General and Surveyor
) General by the people.
In the House nothing Of general in
Icrest transpred
In the Senate on Tuesday on motto,
of Mr.. Warf,l, senate bin 1856, entitled
an act 10 provide rooms for meetings o
conventions of school directors ana tc
fix the salaries OF county sJperiAjcud
eats was taken up and passed.
The bill gives superintcndent5 tive
dollars for each school under them ant
one dollar for each square mile of HI
county, no salary to b9 less than SlOO
except in counties where there arr. le,l
than 100 schools.
Mr.. Gray offered q resolution extend
ing the date for flna, adj ournment tt
Thursday, April 4. which was passed
In the House bill WAS passed to ex
tend certain act regulating medica
practice to Columbia county.
Joint resolution from the senate t,
extend the time of final adjOurnmen
until Thursday, April !, was taken VI
from the speakers table, and concurret
in. a bill was passed TO exempt tn,
parsonage Of the Presbyterian aud o
the Methodist Episcopal church, o
Danville, from taxation, except 70
state purposes.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-22
HOpelessness of Reform.

The people may as we'll make up
their minds first as last that there will
be no reform of public abuses during
the present administration, nor in tn,
next should Mr.. Grant be reelected.
When Investigation has brought to
light corruption of the most flagrant
description there is no disposition evi
denced to punish the offenders or pro
tect the sufferers. Men of whose fraud
ulent deeds there is no doubt are stead
lily retained in power or are appointed
to offices of greater honor and profit. Ii
Is openly charged that Leet, whose uu
wdrrantable robberies of New YORK
merchants have been amply proved
yet retains his position although appa
rently renewed. The only change i,
that his name is not kept quite so prom
inentiy before the people. Holden tn,
disgraced Governor of North Caroiu.
who dare not return to the State from
which he fled to avoid Impeachment
has been offered the position of Ministe
to.Peru. Subordinate officials discharg
ed for dishonesty are given other place
under the Government unfaithiulness
In one office being seemingly no argu
ment against them Of corruptuess in an
other.
MIR. Grant in his message to Congress
congratulates the country upon tn,
prompt punishment of deraulters. II
this were true, which it is not, il would
be OF little comfort. The appointment
OF such men as would require no puRish-
ment would be vastly better. ARE
there no honest men in the list of MIR.
Grants acquaintance ? The punish
ment OF a thief who has robbed us is by
no means as satisfactory as the preven
tion of the theft. But there is no nun
ishment of offenders. There are dozens
of public delaulters who have neye,
even been brought to trial and who
never will be.
This is the very worst OF all the bad
features of this bad administration.
Reform is laughed at by Mr.. Grant's
adherents. There seems to be but one
object to be attained and that is his re.
election, to this all things else are sub
ordlnated. And ifthis is true now, wha,
may We not expect should the misfor
tunate ofa second term befal the coun
try. There will never be reform under
Grant.
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CONGRESS-.

| In the House, Mr. Wood, of New York
moved to suspend the rules 50 as to
have the House pass resolution calling
upon the Treasurer of the United State
~ take instant means TO relieve the
public want of circulating medium,
there beinga cash balance 1924 S6S, ,745
in the Treasury. The House refused to
| suspend the rules.
The Senate wasted another dav on
wednesday oflast week over Conkling's
resolution calling ON the President to
communicate TO the Senate the number
Recommendations for Office made by
Senators fyoD New York, Illinois, Mis-
souri,, and Nebraska. In the House
only one or two bills of minor inpur-
tanee were passed, the whole of the d Y
being spent in debate while IN com
mittee of the whole on The PJst.olIicc
Appropriation bill.
Neither the House nor the Senate
did much Of Importance on Thursday OF
last week. In the latter the Legislative
Appropriation bill elected some discuss
ion on the question Of salaries, aud the
bill as amended was passed. In the
House q bill was passed paying the
State Of Kansas 1897 600 for expense,
Incurred during the war.
In the Senate on Friday last Mr.
'Frumub.l made Il personal explanation
respecting bis connection with the
McArdlo case. The Tariff bill Of thr
Finance Committee was debated, Messrs.
Sherman and Scltt making la1arate
speeches. The Chairmap o! the Flrarc.
Committee declared hiapctio ag.r Of
q reductions OF $2l 600 00j a.uI t'tt II be
taken off textile Fabrics.
In the House q resolution Waf, r.red
and adopted instrueting the Co4m,ttee
on Commerce TO inquire into the alleged
combination ofrailrOad interes, s known
as the Southern Improvement Com
pany, and designed to control the trans
portation Of oil from the oil regions to
the seaboarl.
10 the Senate on Monday last Mr..
Conkling's resolution calling upon The
President for information rs to recon
mendAtiou5 for Office made by Senator
from certain States was taken up.
In the Senate on Tuesday the
billdiracting the Secretary of the Treas
ury to pgy $4,000 priz money to the
officers ald crew of the kcaTsarge was
passed. Mr.. Corbett called up his hill
to facilitate specie payments by com
pelling the banks to hold their reserves
in cotn. The House resumed the con.
slderation of the Senate bill TO provide
tor reporting and publishing the
debates OF Congress, which was amended
aud passed, a resolution making the
fiscal year commence on the lst Of
January was adopted. The House then
went into committee OF the whole on
the appropriation bill
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-22
NEWS

Ihe Montgomery county Aims House
was destroyed by fire last weet and six
paupers were burned to death.
Jay Gould has resigned the Presldcn-
cy and Directorship Of the Erie II r.
and the road is now in tho hands of an
honest and able administration.
A boy convict, named Justice Dunn,
lG years of age, on Sunday evening, as
he was being locked ap in his cell in the
House of Il fdge, R4ndsll's Island, stab
bed and killed his keeper, Samuel Cal
vert, with shoe-kLife, The motive of
the murder was revenge, Calvert hav-
log punished min for iufraclion Of
rules.
The French Assembly puts its foot
down on the International. The bill
for the suppression Of that Organization
passed the Assembly without amend
ment. Persons holding Office in the la
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tc'uationo,ur haviug ons connection
with that body, win be- liable io nnc,
imprisonment, and deprivation OF civil
and domestic rights
Final notice is said To havo been g.v-
N by prsilrrt Tnles OF Func''a r'
nuuciaion OF the clmnarria' treaty
with Engl3ud.
There WAS q lly.lvs.ona in the ilu.
uiish House OF Como o.s lVst Tua-lay
whom SIR Charles Dule's resolution e..
investigate the expenses Of the crown
came up. The proposed iuquiry-4e
sides th- civil list, the duties Of siuecur
isis attached 10 the crown, aud the in
como aud expenditure Of the Queen
--embrdce- the Income Of the Prince o,
Wales, the cost of rurt ceremonies,
royal yochts ndjouruoyings tooud fro,
and even the amounts vNp.ndcj bv the
Queen in masking presents 90 her iriud5.
MI Auborun Herbert seconded The uO
ton Fiuaily, upol division being
called for, 27l members returned TO
exples, tnoir aversion 10 lho motion 10y
their vctc, waiIe only two vo-ls were
recorded IN its favor.