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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-03-09

Inc average price per acre OF the sales o
the above grants is about 81, and the average
rate per mile that these sales are realizing i
| $36,354.22. As the average cost of the con
struction and equipment of railroads through
| out the United States is about $44, 900 pc
mile, it will be seen that the Immigrant rail
roads are realizing return of four fifths o
the cost of their roads. In some parts of tn,
western country, the cost of building anC
equipping road is not over thirty to thirty i've
thousand dollars per mile. in such instances the
amount realized from Immigrant of ten sec
tons per mile, at the average Of 81 per acre,
would be ten to fifteen thousand dollars ex-
ceeding the cost of the road.
Few railroads receive their entire grant
and many get only a portion, owing to the
previous settlement of the lands. The Mis-
sissippi and Missouri Railroad afterwards
absorbed by the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific, and the Minnesota Central Railroad
received not one-half of their original grants
Many of the roads given in the above table
have but recently received their lands, con-
sequently the amount of sales is small COM
pared with the total of their respective grants
Only three or four Of the older grants have
sold anything like great proportion Of their
lands. The Illinois Central, January l, 1871,
had sold ive-sixths of their grant for nearly
$25 900, 900. Should the remaining one sixth
sell at the same average per acre as during
the last two years, the total sales, interest not
included. will realize to the company about
$50, 900, sum equal to the aggregate
capital originally invested in the enterprise
The Hannibal and st. Joseph, and Burling-
ton and Missouri River railroads have sold
the greater proportion Of their grants. 1t is
a rule that the average selling price per acre
increases yearly, certainly if there is anything
like uniformity in the nature of the grant.
The reason assigned for this is, that the al
ternate sections belonging to the government
are generally settled first, thereby enhancing
the value of the adjacent lands owned by the
railroad. f.r~ 4-.
With respect to the grant of the Northern
Pacific Railroad and it, prospective value
Congress granted to this company 1880
acres of land to each mile of road, common
cling on Lake Superior and extending to the
eastern boundary line of Dakota, and %, 600
acres per mile from that line to the Pacific
coast This grant was to aid in the construc-
ton Of railroad from Lake Superior to Pu-
get sound and the vicinity of Portland, Ore
gon, ana calls for about IS 900, 900 acres or
oo,Ooo square miles of land, an extent equal
10 New York and Indiana together, or eleven
ana a half times Massachusetts. The route
OF TINS road. commencing in Minnesota, on
tne SHORES OF Lake Superior passes through
the timoered lands west of that lake. and over
the region OF prairies, lakes and proyes in
western Minnesota; thence it crosses the
wonderful valley of the Red River Of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-03-09
LAND GRANTS WHAT DO THEY
PAYf

Twcnty-on years ago our national govern
-ment initiated the policy of granting lands to
aid in the construction of railroads; the de-
sign being, SO far as the immediate construc-
ton of the roads was concerned, to offer
fair and justly liberal inducement to capital
lists to invest their funds in these enterprises
the construction and equipment Of the road
being made a prerequisite to receiving and
utilizing the grant. Beginning with six sec
tons to the mile. these grants increased in
size from year to year, until they attained to
the magnitude of forty square miles of land
to each mile of completed road. Certainly
this policy has manifested on the part of the
government an unexampled and magnificent
liberality.
During this period of twenty-one years,
Congress has granted to different railroads
over 100 900 acres Of land, and with the
exception of the States of Michigan, Alabama
and Florida, the total amount of these grants
has been made in those States and Territories
either bordering on, or located westward of
the Mississippi valley. The area of these
grants equals in extent that Of the six New
England States, with New York, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and llli-
nois. So wonderful has been the influence of
these land grants, that it has been the princi-
pal inducement in the construction OF some
10000 miles of road, and has led to the ex-
peuuIluIe Ol owe! auu IL Is es-
tinsted that over 5000 miles of road will be
constructed through the aid of lands already
granted, thus calling for q total investment Of
some 5000 200, ZOO.
1t is claimed by the advocates of land
grants that the 5000 miles of railroad now in
operation in the States of Iowa, Minnesota,
Nebraska, Kansas, California, and in the
Territories of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming,
were the direct results of the Immigrant poll
cy, and that more than 1000 900 has been
added to our population within the last ten
years by its influence. One able writer has af-
firmed that mo policy ever adopted by this or
any other government has been more beneficial
in its results or has tended so powerfully to
the development Of nations resources" 1t
is also asserted that if comparison be made
of the advantages accruing from these grants,
the national government will stand first in
order as being most largely benefited by
them; that the farmer and pioneer come next,
and the railroad companies, the direct bene-
fciaries, are the last At the present time it
is our intention to speak only of the last, and
examine into the direct benefits accruing to
land grant railroads, IS shown by authentic
reports of sales of land to actual settlers.
Below we give q table showing the average
price per acre of the sales, and rate per mile
realized on twenty-five different land grant
roads,
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Sabbath in the present month. He is an clio


Sabbath in the present month. He Is an elo-
quent speaker, and energetic worker. He
came to Pennington about four years ago, and
has since organized aechurch. and built a
beautiful house of worship BY his sdiscourses
and active industry. His salary will be
q, 900, &ST
a The new chapel at the Common in
Union, cost about s. 900; the ample lot $500.
The audience-room is A by SO feet, and is
very pleasant, having three double windows
on each side. They have also, during Rey.
j. N. Marsh's pastorate, expended 5000 on
the church and parsonage. The former is
very neat and well furnished, the latter. very
comfortable.
1t is expected that work on the new French
Catholic church in Lewiston, will begin the
coming season. Father Hcvey is the present
pastor Of. the church, and is laboring very
successfully in the church building enterprise
The main church. cdifice will be l0ox60 feet
and subsequently, a~choir, TWENTY-FIVE feet
deep will be added, and eventually vestry.
The architecture of the vestry will be Gothic.
powerful work of grace is now in pro-
gress in Norridgewock. Nearly all the stu
dents in the Eaton school for young men have
been converted. Some twenty or more rose
for the prayers Of the church at one time.
In Houlton the Catholics, Congregational
lists, Calvin Baptist, Free Baptists, and Meth
odsts and Unitarians have each houses of
public worship, and constant worship in each.
At the Universalist church at Mechanic
Falls, Rev Z. Thompson delivered a very i'm
pressve concluding sermon. He made some
very pleasant illusions to his first pastoral
labors here, thirty years ago. Saturday
evening church meeting is to be holden, and
it is hoped that his services may be be secured
for another term. The engagement of Rev.
Mr.. Fletcher of the M. Z. church, terminates
in few weeks, and he proposes to leave
Maine then and join the Black River Confer
ence n. Y. State. The prayer meetings in this
church continue each evening this week.
Rev. ID. N. Center, proposes to re-unite with
the Maine Conference this spring -
Rev. G. G. Leayens was ordained pastor of
the Baptist church in Brooklin on the 2lst
ult. -e2 +S.-A- s..g So L.
Rev. F. w. Tolman who has so acceptably
laborcd with the Baptist church and society in
Pennington village for about two years and q
half, resigned his position as pastor last Sat-
urday at the church conference, to take effect
the last Sabbath in this month.
Rev. II. Stetson, the worthy and below ed
pastor of the Baptist church in Waldoboro'.
was visited by his people Thursday even'g and
made the recipient Of gifts that served in more
than one One way to tighten his burdens and
cheer his heart. twas a very pleasant occa-
sion to himself and family
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layer of bones. then ashes, and so on until
the hogshead is full. leave it then exposed
to the sun and rain all summer and winter,
until the, next spring. Then, on removing
the contents of the hogshead, find nearly
all the bones so soft that they will crumble to
powder under very slight pressure, and,
mixed with the ashes and soil, they give a
nice little pile Of valuable manure, ready for
immediate use. Any of the bones not suffi-
GENTLY subdued, return to the hogshead
again for another twelve months slumber."
The Portland Board of Trade, at meeting
on Thursday. adopted resolves favoring
measures by Congress for relief to ship
builders and opposing the admission of
foreign ships to American Registry. 1t
was well said at the meeting that the
adoption of the latter policy would close
every shipyard in the State, and transfer
the business where our commerce has so
largely gone, into the hands of foreigners.
The delegation from Maine in Congress
understand the situation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-03-09
Very Valuable Real Estate and
% Furniture at Auction.

WILL be sold at auction on the 10 day of March,
w ats O'Clock p. NJ, the very valuable and
splendid residence of Mrs. W. X. Weston on State
Street, near the State House, containing twelve
rooms, large number ofcosets and clothes presses
House two stories with ell and 6 able piazza on
three sides OF the house, all OF which has recently
undergone improvements sufficient to make il one
ofthe most desirable residences in Augusta. New
furnace, cellar cemented and plastere soft and
grape vines, shrubs, &c. The house has been
newly furnis he'd with carpets and elegant furniture
great variety OF plants, &C., &c in fact the house
contains everything necessary to housekeeping all
FIRST class. and will be sold with the house all in
one lot This presents an opportunity seldom of.
tanning four teneinents all in good repair and now
rent. d for 1914; also two house lots Very valuable
properly and worthy the attention of those seeking
investment. The above must be sold as the owner
Is about to remove to California The premises NAV
be examined one week previous to the sale. For
particulars inquire of Mrs. Weston Judge Titcomb,
or u. w. Jones, Auctioneer.
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During the year, ending February LIST, 1871,
Mr.. Fellows paid nearly eleven thousand dol
lars for advertising in the Dominion alone.
He is doubtless the most extensive advertiser
in the British Provinces.
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Republican Caucus.

The Republicans Of Augusta are requested to
meet at Granite Hall on Saturday evening March 8
at TX O'Clock for the purpose of nominating a can
didate for Mayor.
PER ORDER REPUB. CITY COMMITTEE
Augusta, Marcp 8, lS72. ,..usas-.aa .,s-.z,
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= y =
E . The Nashua Gazette having boosted
that the Democratic young men in the
State are. forming clubs and putting on the
harness of political conflict, the Concord
Monitor retorts "Yes, we know of sew
'eral such; but the members are all silver
grays,' and old at that" OF the whole
popdktisn of New Hampshire. 317, O63,
the last report of the Bank Commissioners
shows that ZAP, or nearly one fourth
part. were depositors in savings banks !;
that they had accumulated there nearly
twenty million dollars since the inaugu-
ration Of President Lincoln. During the
thirteen years, from ls4s to 1861. mostly
under the Democratic rule, a period of
profound peace and low taxation. the in
dustrial and laboring classes deposited in
the savings banks less than four millions
of dollars
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-03-09

The last annual report Of the Massachu-
sets Beard of Education calls attention to
the establishment of technical schools for
the special instruction of the working
classes. There is only one school in
the State in which technical and practi-
cal education in mechanics can be obtain
ed. This school is at Worcester The
State authorizes all cities and towns hav-
ing a population of five thousand and more
to establish free technical schools for in
struction in such branches of knowledge
common to the leading industries of the
entire State as may from time to time be
prescribed by the Board Of Education.
Such schools have been established in
some Of the European countries and ex-
erted marvellous influence.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-07

landed last August upon the land to the east
of Splt1bergen, which was never visited ex-
cept once before, and then very superhciaiis'
by Captain Altman, of Hammerfest. IL mas
been placed on the maps In all dlreouons
from Spitzbergen for over two hunoreo
years. On the l7th OF August, Captain 'ohh.
son anchored off this island for the purpose ol
fishing and supplying himself with or'lt-
wood, OF which large quantities lay pilea upou
the banks. He was the first to Bet 1oot on 'he
new land, and landing to explore IT, ne as-
cended mountain near the coast, from winch
he obtained an extended view over q Wioe OK.
psnse of territory. He thus discovered sna'
what CAPTAIN Altman supposed was mree
distinct islands separated by broad channes'
was really one, but very much indentea' oniy
on the north coast was there any Ice; 10 otnef
directions the sea was entirely open. Among
the most Important discoveries made by Cap
to,n Johnson we're the fauna and flora OF t-ese
far northern lands. Birds, seals and reindeer
abounded, the latter of remarkable iatness.
The immense longitudinal piles Of drlftWooa'
which ran along the eastern coast, some
twenty feet above the highest tidal marx, are
snppestIye of the current conditions OF tne
Arctic Ocean, and also Of the meteorologlc
and other atmospheric connections IN the 'acy
ooooD
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The Election Returns.

It is not our custom ordinarily to refer TO
to tho trouble and expense which TIE
NEWS always cheerfully incurs whenever
there is intelligence to be had OF genera
interest to its readers. But we feel JUST
pride in the signal success which mas
crowned our efforts to give to the pubic
full, prompt, clear and trustworthy returns
OF the momentous elections which took
place in October and on Tuesday last. In
each case our special correspondents at the
several news centres were actively engaged,
all through the night following the contest,
In gathering and forwarding over the wires
the reports as they came in from the polls.
But this was but half the work. The mass
OF ;fragmentary and often contradictory dis
patches would, il printed as received, only
serve to puzzle and confuse, instead OF en-
tightening the general reader. 1t was neces'
sary to decipher, compare, verify and ana
I'VE the multitude OF kilograms, 30 as to
siit out for public Information the substance
OF the reports, and put it in such form
that its purport could be readily understood.
It was this kind of labor, supplementing a
systematic and liberal use OF the telegraph,
that enabled The News, yesterday morning,
to give In a nutshell, and with approximate
accuracy, the result OF the Presidential
struggle in every section OF this broad
Union. Such feat Of enterprise and in
dustry is new thing in Charleston journal
ism: and we mention 1t only as proof OF
our determination to keep The NEWS at all
times and in all respects in the front rank OF
the live newspapers OF the day.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-07
Now Books.

Tur DOVE m THE EAGLES NEST. By the Az
thor of s The Heir of Redcliffe." New York:
d Appleton q Co. Charleston: Holiness
Book House.
The grace and purity of Miss Yonge's style
ara we'll known, but they were never more
happily conspicuous than In this charming
romance. It has the attracLiveness which
always attaches to stories Of belted-knight, OF
..ladye fayre," and burgher bold, and, without
being the least bit ''goody," 1t teaches the
soundest lessons of fortitude, self-denial anu
selfcontrol. Would that more OF such noVeiS
were written In these days of taWdry sentl-
ment and sham chiyalry. The Dove IN tne
Eagles Nest is cordially commended 10 tne
Southern public.
Cloth, PIP. 3Ss. Price 81 90.
F,usr,N1. Novel. Translated from the Ger
man Of Ida, Countess Hahn-Hahn. New
York: g. W. Carleton d Co. Charleston:
Holiness Book House.
The translator doubts whether cordiai
welcome will be given to Faustlns In ''thia
s'country of conventlonalism." 1t Is thought
that ssthe man of the world will sneer, the
ssma,ron will gravely shake her head, the
s.prude will thank Heaven she is no acquaint-
.sauce of hers" And we'll they may. This
Faustina, serrlng child OF light" betrays her
husband, lives with glacial lover as long as II
suits her, weds new and more ardent name'
and dies in q convent In the odor OF Sane
tIty. It may be Imagined the ingenious meta
physical, theological ard Psychological spec
Nations In which the fair Faustina and her
friends indulge do not, in any way, atone for
the inherent immortality of the story. How
ever, the translator coolly says that we must
take Faustina s'not as an example, but as
swarnlng." No more of Hahn-Hahn, "an' II
ssplease you.'
Cloth, pp. 2ss. Price 81 so.
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@- BELL SCHNAPPS, DISTILLED
by the Proprietsrs at schiedam, in Holland. An
Tonic and Medicinal Beverage,
Warranted perfectly pure, and free from al
deleterious substances. 1t is distilled from Bar.
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Berry Of Italy, and designed expressly for cases
OF Dyspepsia or Indigestion. Dropsy, Gout Rheu-
matism, General Debility, Cartarrh OF the Blsd-
der, Pains in the Back and Stomach, and all
diseases Of the Urinary Organs. 1t gives relief
in Asthma, Gravel and Caiouli IN the Bladder,
strengthens and invgorates the system, and Is
certain preventative and cure OF that dreadful
scourge, Fever and Ague.
CAUTION ASK for "HUDSON G. WOLFE'S
BELL SOHNAPPS.n
For sale by all respectable Grocers and Apothe.
carles.
HUDSON G. WOLFE CO., Sole Importers.
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FOR SALE.-A VERY
fne PLANTATION, situated in Coueton
county, S. O., on the Orsngeb1rg Road, about
miles from Al Station. 8. y. 4. T., consisting OF
about 1900 acres more or less about $50 acres
OF fine planting land cleared and under fence,
the balance well timbered and suitable for tur-
pentine, besides being central location; bourG-
ed on all sides by the finest turpentihe trees In
the state. ,
Also, very nice Two Story DWELLING Of the
very best heart yellow pine, with stanles ana
outhouses for at least l6 mules and 20 hands.
Parties wishing to 20 into the turpenttne busi.
ness Will nud 1t to their interest to consult
KINSMAN i HOWELL, Charleston, .. O.: Or
BOWER 4 RAYS0R,
noy6-tuIs Georges STATEN, 8. O. r. 4.
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@r TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Of
FICE OF COMPTROLLER OF TIE CURRENCY
WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 10, 1s72.-Whsreas,
by satisfactory evidence presented to the under
signed, 1t has been made to appear that the Bank
or Charleston National Banking Association n
the City OF Charleston, In the County OF Charlie
ton and State or South Carolina, hSs been duly
organized under and according to the require.
ments of the Act OF Congress. entitled "An Act to
provide National Currency, secured by pledge
OF United States Bonds, and to provide for the
circulation and redemption thereof" approved
June 8, 1854, and has compiled with all the provi
sions Of said Act, required TO be compiled with
before commencing the business Of Banking IN.
der sald Act.
Now, therefore, /, JOHN s. LANGWORTHY, /,
Acting Comptroller OF the Currency, do hereby
certify that the Bank OF Charleston National Bank
ing Association, In the City Of Charleston, in the
County OF Charleston and State Of South Carolina
Is authorized to commence the business Of Bank
Ing under the Act Aforesaid.
In testimony whereof, witness my hand and
Seal OF ofice, this 10th day OF September, 1872
Us. LANGWORTHY,
Acting Comptroller OF Currency.
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% re PIMPLED, BLOTCHFD AND
liberated victims Of scrofuous Diseases, who
drag your unclean persons into the company OF
better men, take AYERS sARsAPARILLA and
purge out the foul corruption from your blood.
Restore your health, and You will not only enjoy
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Mlisrellatlenns.

NIOTICE.-HAVING HAD MUCH EA-
IN PERIENJE in repairing Weighing Scales OF
every description. would solicit public patronage
In reference TO said work.
References: Mr.. B. O'Nelll, Wholesale Grocer,
No. l89 East Bay: MeserH. b. BischoH d Co., Whole
sale GrOcers, East Bay; Mr.. Thomas a. Bsynard,
Public Adjuster or Weights and Measures.
ARCHIBALD MCLEISH,
No. Cumberland street,
Oct5-2mos Charleston, 8. O.
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ms- DR.. TUFTS EXPECTORANT Is
the most valuable Lung Balsam ever offered to suf-
ferers from Pulmonary diseases. 1t is pleasant
to take. noV7oDd~