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The Locomotive and the Snowflake.
BY REV. SIDNEY DYER.

The Iron steed, with glowing lungs.
Came laundering along on the rafting rails !;
His screams resound like ten thousand tongues.
Pouring torrents of noise through the start
led sales.
Hs ha how he laughs in his fiery glee,
Till the rock-ribbed earth seems 10 rock and
reel.
''Ie puny worms. if ye grsbble with me,
I'll grind you 10 dust meath my iron heel"
Now louder still he defsnce breathes.
The flames OF his wrath shooting fierce and
A vapory cloud from his nostrals w-eathes.
And nature quakes meath his iron tread
"Ha: ha how they quail at my recless sway.
And sfrighted rush from my fiery path;
A. a spiders web will brush them away
OR grind into dust in my curbless wrath
just then flake from feecy cloud
Drooped softly down ON the iron wsy;
But the steed swept on all too naughty and
proud
To notice the place where the meek one Law.
Another came on its jewelled wings.
And nestled down where ils sister died
And pearly shroud DER il softly hings.
A. crushed II lay meath heels OF pride.
The snowy hosts in the clouds above
Behold where their mangled sister lie,
And moved by the ties of stainless love,
On cloudy wings to their rescue fly.
They hurtle thick on the airy plains,
And earthward move with their banners
white;
Ger hill and dale mark the snowy trains
Build wall and tower though the stormy night.
The morning dawns-in drift of snow
The Iron sliced in "A tether lay;
In angry thrors. with hi, lungs aglow.
His iron arms cannot break away.
Ha ha. where now i the strength of his pride.
Who >huns him thus in his humble plight:
W hat puny hsnds have fettcrs tied.
captive held by snowflake, might:
Beware all We who dcspi,e the weak;
God hears the grcan meath the heel Of pride.
FOR lie Is their strength. uplifting the meek
Not them-'ti, omnipoteDce thou hast deiied.
A. the Iron steed that despi,ed the flake
Lay hclples>ly bound in the drift of snow,
IT, morning may come when thou will awake
To lind them cNalied-whi.e thou art laid
low
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Town Issues Of Railroad Bonds.

The recent decision of the United States
Supreme Court, affirming the validity of
certain bonds issued in aid of a railroad in
the State of Illinois, Is q subject Of con-
siderable comment among Wall st., bank
ers and brokers. The case in question.
they say, has all the attributes and effect
of test case, and the decision consequent
ly covers about every litigation now pen
ding or likely to be brought in any State
court founded upon the reputation of their
railroad bonds by the towns which issued
them. The defense raised BY the town in
question, that the bonds were Illegally is
sued, is claimed to be the very strongest
defense that can be presented in any case
of the kind, and as the Supreme Court has
declared that defense insufficient there re-
towns than to manfully meet ther Obliga-
tions. There are very few railroads in the
country that have not received aid to some
extent by the issue of bonds by the towns
along their lines. 1t has very generally
occurred that the towns have rendered
such aid very enthusiastically, In order to
secure the passage Of railroads through
their borders. When the road is finished,
however, and the interest nn the bonds is
demanded, or the principal falls due, the
towns frequently experience y reaction,
and from An enthusiastic tender Of money
aid proceed to discussion OF means
for Withholding payments altogether. The
pretense Of fraudulent issue has hitherto
been the strongest and most popular argu-
ment for reputation. With that plea, a
number Of towns have gone into the courts,
before the case Ia question was decided
for the purpose Of relieving themselves Of
their debts. II is not known whether any
salch cnses have heen carried nm m ~.
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Inc railroads never board the bonds. They
sell them at once, often ut low rate be-
cause OF the feeling of insecurity growing
out OF these frequent litiyations; and while
reputation might very seriously affect the
innocent bondhoIder who bought the bonds
as an Investment or on speculation, IL
would in no way retard the building of
the railway or have an influence against
the practical benefits which a town receiy-
eu from the passage of the railway through
IT,. The decision will probably have much
ipnuence wherever the building of new
rairoad IS proposed, by teaching town
authorities that promises made in moments
OF enthusiasm, though repented afterwards,
must be fulfilled; and further political
lhnuence on elections, as enforcing the
rule that the people are financially respon-
siole Tor the acts of their agents. The basis
vi the decision is that even irregularities
previous to the fraudulent issue cannot
make worthless the bonds in the hands of
an innocent holder, a maxim that has al
ways held good in relation to the issue of
commercial paper by business men.
The amount of town bonds in existence
Is beyond computation except by an ex
ceedingly complicated and uncertain pro-
cess. There are certainly many millions
OF dollars worth of them held in this city
against towns OF this State as well as 9th.
er states. The records of legislatures are
niied with special acts authorizing towns to
issue bonds in aid of railroads. In West
cru states the system or towns issuin q
pohds mas been more practiced than in any
other part of the United States Tribune.
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From Kennebec Journal)
The Wealth and Industry of Maine.

Under resolve of the last Lr.i, a.
ture. providing tor the compilation of
the Industrial Statistics Of Maine, Mr..
w. +. ). Whitman, State Statisticai,,
has completed his annual report, which
will shortly be published. 1t will
make book of-pages, aud is clear
and quite exhaustive showing Of the
various Industries that 90 to make up
the material wealth of the State. Its
details, claSsitications and statistics
its cheerful facts and iigures-plainly
show the growth of the manufactures
OF the State. These facts will be val
liable TO business men, both in and out
of the State. We know that NJ. Whit
man has worked patiently and diligent-
ly, and with but few guideboards along
the way, to secure the valuable facts
which he has grouped in his report,
the character of which is very similar.
in its line to the valuable report on the
Water Power Of Maine, by Water
Wells.
The report under consideration EN-
braces statistical details and tables re-
lating to the manufacturing, mining,
commercial and agricultural interests
of the State together with the valua-
tion and appropriations for various
purposes of the several towns and cit
les. In order to gather material for
his work, the compiler transmitted
through the mails, to manufacturers,
assessors, and others, nearly $4,000
circulars, schedules and written letters.
The returns from assessors were very
meagre and Of comparatively no value
but the returns from manufacturers
and others were found to be Of great
value. fhe total number of establish.
ments returned, complete and partial,
is 1861. In compilation of the stats
tics, the term manufacturer has
been applied to every person who turns
out product, including the village
shoemaker, who makes shoes for his
local customers, with the cotton mil
that turns out its textile fabrics for q
market not bounded by geographical
limits. The returns, therefore. en-
brace the productions of every individ
ual, firm and corporation, which tn,
compiler has been able to procure
without regard to the value of tn,
production. This plan gives a show
ing to the small establishments whicI
are necessary and important feeder
to the larger.
GRowTn OF MANUFACTURES.
The growth Of Inanuiacl ures /, ON ls6
to le1O was los per cent. making u
allowance OF discount to bring currenc
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seIetteo s sstorn: s
Faith Murrays Vow.

Not an ungeDerous girl was Faith
Murray by any manner of means, and
her honest blue eyes were very pleas
ant and kindly TO look into. A part,
nevertheless, of Faiths inheritance
from her high-headed Scotch ancestry
had been somewhat hasty and jeal-
Gus disposition, and goodly share of
their own unyielding obstinacy. As
her mother was apt TO remark at times :
Faith is dear girl, but she needs
management, and it isn't everybody
that knows how"
Not everybody" indeed; and as
>uredly not such q bluff. frank.
straightforwardly up-and-down fellow
a. Curtis Rowland.
Tall. broad shouldered, curley-head
ed. dark eyed, was Curt, and his white
teeth were perpetually cleaning,
through his heavy mustache, in a smile
that betokened good will TO every soul
he met, male or female.
That was very much the way in
which he came SO utterly to grief in
his management" of Faith Murray.
He was as true as steel. aid she knew
it; but his universal popularity had
shaped itself. strangely enough, into
one of her pet grievances, and this she
had nursed into such strength that its
evil energy burst forth, at last, just at
the wrong time and place.
Openly, angrily, and in the hearing
OF others even, had Faith told Curt, on
their return from the last picnic and
boating party Of the season that she
would never put her foot into boa,
of his agail."
Curt had replied with laugh, Then
I'll always have to borrow one for YOU
of somebody else but Faith learned
afterwards that from that day forth,
the square nosed but light-bullt and
handsome skitf, which had carried SC
merry party to the picnic, had never
since that day been loosed from its
chain at the head of the little cove
where the Rowland farm came doxr
TO the river.
When winter approached, the boaI
had been taken out, of course, anC
carefully carted to its customary shet
near the great barns, but Faith fell
very sure that no other female foo,
since her own had been permitted u
step within it.
AS week had followed week, ant
month after month went by, Curt How
lands broad and merry face had seem
ed 10 grow trifle graver and NOR,
thoughtful but his thoughts howeve
serious they may have been, haC
taught him little additional wisdom
II they had, he would have known bet
ter than to say what he did TO Faitl
when lie made his first out-and-out et
fort at reconciliation.
He had refused all along TO be Of
any other than speaking TERMS" an
had ''left Faith to do her own quarrel
ling" in way that was exceedingl
impolite and exasperating.
She had fairly longed to see hir
show some signs Of temper or sent
ment, and she had derived no small d.
gree of satisfaction from the name
in which he had treated his boat. Sh
had fairly warmed toward him, on
day, when she learned Of his borrow
ing skiff to go duck-hunting, AID "
she had muttsred:
"He said he would borrow . boat
take me out in, but I'll teach him
, lesson yeti"
| Perhaps Curt thought be had lear
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Loves Coming.

BREAK into beautiful blossoms.
. buds OF the sunny May.
And sing. my robin and biue-bird,
Your sweetest carol to-day
For my love has written letter.
And the world i all in tune
He j. coming with the roses
In the fairest days Of June.
Il am counting the days between III.
AIN counting the moments and hour.
Telling my beads, like solemn nun,
ON rosary Of fiowers:
For he said. when the buds Of the rose
Are flushing in ROYAL red,
He Is coming 10 claim promise,
II wonder what have said.
Break into songs and blossoms,
q birds and buds of Spring;
Lilies. scatter your fragrance,
And sweetest song-birds sing.
And skies. drop golden sunshine
In the beautiful days OF June.
For my love j. coming 10 see mc,
And The world i all in tune"
From" NJ ari gold Leave
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Engaging photographer-"Just look a
little pleased, Miss! Think Of I'M"
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AIMED rEODU'I>.

The best canned corn comes from
Maine, and tie largest lobster factories
are here The total number of canning
factories in Maine is 80, with an invest
ed capital OF SS2J 200, giving employ
ment the present year to 1 4,Os7 hands, ct
which number , ,O27 were males, 400
females, and 300 children; total amount
of pay-roll, 1872 900; total value of pro-
duction, 81 ,342 200. Amount OF can
ned products, rs follows: Corn, a.,
600 dozen cans; succatash, 200 DOZEN
cans ;lobsters - ,6oo dozen cans; >aln-
ON, 2o,VrO dozen cans; clans, 600 dol-
en- cans; total production, 49,, 400 dor
eli cans. The business i, virtually car
ricl ON by three Portland packing COM
panics, which also during the winter
season put up large amount OF meat.
dc. Two OF these firms also have fac
tories in Nova Scotia. The product, ul
which are not encluded in the foregoing
exhibit, The packing factories Oh the
coast extend from Yarmouth to Cap"
Sable, aud their products 20 to all part
otthe world.
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HOW TO GET RICH

How any man, woman, girl or boy may get rich
FROM FIVE CENTS CAPITAL.
seut for TEN CENTS, and stamp for return
postage. Address. 4. G.. GRINDLE
ly23 South Penobscot. Maine
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la 1870, Maine stood a. the seventeenth
State in the manufacture of brick, the
value OF that production from 10 yards
being siU5 ,s93. For the present year
returns have been received from "i
brick, yards, with atojal capital OF s}l7.-
Is, giving employment To 9l1 hand-,
aud manufacturing sl,ji9,Vpu brlch.
with total value of s52n.j.i. The iAr- p
81 uGnbcr of brick made. ~ we'll a. the
largest number OF yarl>. are in Pruuh-
scot county, principally la the town ct
Brewer, one company alone turning on.
over 5.",n,u"o brick, valued AT sju,u'o.
The past season has been tiyorabi.
one Ion the prosecution oi the business
The market inr Maine bricks j. in th.
STATE. Massachusetts and the >uuthrrp
pDrt~
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COTTON GOODS.


The Unitcd STATE, cru,us report oi
l~GO givc- the number of factories lp
Maine Tor the manufacture OF cotton
goods, not specified, i ~; total capital,
50 7s9, ,6Sj; steam power, 33u horse:
water power, .,yuo horse: hand, en-
ploNed males 2,jsi; females, 6,22J,
children, j12; total number, y,579; Wa
yes, -, $50, ,597; value of materials. IN
Guiding supplies, S6,67l $50; value ut
production, ll,759,7Sl. Number ul
mills for the manufacture of batting,
wadding, thread, twine and yarn, three;
total capital, $50 900; water power, llo
horse; hands employed males, -, ic-
males %, children Is; total number, 60;
wages, Sl4 $40; value ot material, i'll
Guiding supplies, so, 800; value OF pro-
duction, SlO4, 400. The total number Of
cotton manufacturing establishment,
returned in 1870, according to the Unit
ed States census report, present the fol-
lowing results: Total number of es-
adjustments, %; capital, 80, ,oS9 go;
steam power, $40 horse; water power,
S,OlS horse; number of spindles, 49,
~; hands employed, males 2,606, te-
males 6,246 children, 5S7 total number,
9 ,439; wages, 81 ,565, 1877; value of ma
terials including supplies, ST, 746, $50;
value of production, Sll ,S44 ,lSl. There
is Il discrepancy between the returns OF
the statistical department OF the census;
as those of the former are full and com
plete. they are supposed to be correct.
The total number OF factories for the
manufacture of cotton goods i'll the
State at the present time is 21; total
capital, Sl2 ,3o2 600; steam power, 800
horse; water power, $3.50 horse; num-
Der of spindles independent of those not
specified in returns, 552 1888; value OF
raw material, BOIL. .745; value of pro
duction, 81, ,4G go; hands employed.
males 2 2,169, females Z ,304, children 12l;
total number, 10, ,794 wages, S3, ,426, S23.
Total number OF establishments for the
manufacture of batting, twine, warp
and yarn, five, capital, 900; water
power, 2O5 horse. machines employed,
which the returns do not state whether
looms or spindles, PAS; number OF spin
dies, 400; pounds of batting, 2,4OO;
pounds of warp, POI, 900; pounds OF
warp, Irvine and bags, sol 900; pounds
OF yarn. l44 900; value OF materials,
Sl7O,O45; value of production, $275 ,920;
hands employed. males 81, females 80
children 20: total number, AS; wages,
! S45, POO.
The increase of capital employed in
the manufactured all kinds OF cotton
goods since 1870 is s2,542 ,3l5, an in
crease in number oil spin,.les, indepen-
dent of those not specified, 1856. In
crease in value OF product, S5s3, ,4s9, an
( increase of more than five per cent.
The average value of production per
spindle is s22.50, against s25.76 per
spindle ia 1870. The increase in the
number OF operatives employed since
1870 il l,3..,. an increase OF II per cont.
Average annual wages per factory hand
is s3i7.47, against s2!l.I5 per hand IN
1870, an Increase OF s45.72 per hand, or
more than IS per cent. per hand. The
product per hand amounts in value To
81. Isl "a: in 1870 it amounted to 81,
!, 254.sl per hand. Five new companies
, are getting ready to operate.
ITO be Continued.)
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REMOVAL!

11HE subscriber having removed from the
rooms over A T. Jeilison's store TO the hou e
of Miss Martha JelisOn Hancock street is
again ready TO receive orders for doing hair work.
Combings made into switches. or weft Old
Switches made over and enlarged
MRS. s. Z. CARD.
Ellsworth, Sept 18th, 1873 27r
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CALL At THIS OFFICE
AND GET YOUR B USLNESS CARDS
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Vol. Xxx. Whole No. 992. No, 5

values to the gold standard. The growth
since 1870 has been 2l per cent. Our
Stale now rank among the first in the
manufacture of cotton goods. Within
the past year shipbuilding has complete
ly revived from the prOstration OCCASION
ed by the rebellion, and that industry
has entered upon such an era of pros
perity that Maine, which heretofore has
built one-third of the tonnage of the
country, now bids fair to make larger
contribution than ever. The business
OF stone-quarrying has assumed sur
prising magnitude; our railroad facili-
ties have been increased and new lines
are projected.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
In 1850, the total invested capital in
the State in the manufacture of boots
and shoes was 500, ,12l: value of pro-
duction, Sl,910,0 900; hands employed,
males, ,065 females, S36, total number,
tai invested capital was S677 800; total
number OF pairs OF boots and shoes man
utactured, 2,0S9, l59; value of produc-
ton ,S3, ,li4,747; number of hands en-
ployed, males, l,544; females, $50;
CHiidICH, e , totai, -tAVo wages, SfI,-
Ot6. The returns for this year not COW
ering the whole State, show an invested
capital of the ll2 establishments return
ed, of $l,863,964 number of pairs of
boots and shoes manufactured, 5,64i PA,
or nine pairs for every inhabitant in the
State; value of production, SS, ,s2O, $50;
hands employed, males, 4,726, females,
o29, children, SO; total, number, 5.394
wages, 3, ,295, $3.50. In the value OF pro-
duction there has been an increase of
IN ore than three hundred and sixty-one
per cent, over that of 1860. and one
hundred and eighty per cent. over that
OF 1870. The annual wages paid in the
Auburn shoe factories alone amount TO
$1,000 900, or more than half OF the val
ue of the product sof the entire State in
1860, and more than twenty-nine per
cent. ofthe total wages paid in the State
in 1870. Auburn has an invested capital of
more than one-halt of the entire capital in
the State in business, and manufactures
nearly half of the entire product. Port
land ranks second and Bangor third in
the list. The boot and shoe business has
been excellent throughout the year, and
promises well for the future.
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GROwTn OF MANUFACTURES.

The growth vi manufactures f,om 1860
TO le1o was 1OS per cent. making no
allowance OF discount to bring currency
The enquirer southerner., 1874-09-04

doing pretty fair business at this time.
notice that each one has a vessel on the
ways for repairs.
Several houses are being built or are just
finished, but the merchants, do not seem to
be doing much, for which suppose there
is at least two good reasons, no new stock
brought out as yet, and the extreme search
ty of money.
The newly elected officersl qualify next
Monday. F. j. Satchwell, our very popu-
ular Sheriff has Gas your readers are aware)
been reelected and should his popularity
continue, he will hold the Office ad libitum.
The commissioners elect are all men of
integrity, and we expect a judicious exer-
else of their official powers. Our very
gentlemanly fellow townsman ]. F. Ran
dolph has served US as Treasurer once be-
fore. While the incoming board is COM
posed OF men of whom we justly may ex-
pect much, the retiring board deserve much
commentator for the faithful manner in
which they perform their duties. This
County, (when they came into office was
in debt to the tune of several thousands of
dollars, and is now out of debt or so nearly
that there Is no fun in buying County
Claims for speculation.
The Sheriff's boarding house has re-
ceived two more boarders since my last
0egroes.) Offence, stealing Turkies per-
haps for the big dinner when they shall
have one). A J. P, on the south side
had them before him and committed them
to Jail in default of bail $4,000 for their
appearance next Term of the Court.
The criminal docket for this County
will be unusually large next term. ex-
pect so large as to exclude civil cases al
most entirely.
More anon. ZARA.
(We will always be glad to hear from
Zara in his new home.-Ed. Eng South.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-09-04

DEATH OF AN OLD LADy.-It is seldom
that we are called upon to chronicle the
death of more remarkable person than
Mrs. Eliza B. Macnair, who died at the
residence OF her son, ORA. II. Macnair, On
last Saturday. Mrs. Macnair was eighty
four years of age, yet exhibited degree
of vitality rarely seen in one half so old.
The elacticity of her walk and the fine
sewing, such as embroidery, &C., which
she did without the aid of glasses, were
truly wonderful in one of her years. Her
death bed too furnished seen seldom met
with, her large family of sons with their
children making group that not many
mothers are spared to witness, Mrs. NJ,
was for many years a member of the
Episcopal church and died in the hope of
the Gospel.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-09-04

TAR RIVER NAvIeATIoN.-From a recent
conversation with Capt. Jas. R, Thigpen,
President of the Tar River Navigation
Company, we learn that the affairs of this
corporation is progressing. The company
expect to have their boat plying its regular
trips by the last of this month, although
the entire amount of stock desired has not
yet been made up.
The people on the Tar have not respond
ed to this enterprise as its projectors had a
right to expect Not half the river farm
ers in Edgecombe have subscribed and the
amounts raised in Pitt and Beaufort are
not what the occasion would seem to de-
mand. The merchants concerned have
done better than the farmers, whereas it is
the farmer at last who is to be benefited
by low freights.