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The Republican journal., 1876-03-02
VOLUME 46.

OF the Patrons of Husbandry. which was
listened to With marked attention.
A short time remaining before dJourn
ment at the request OF {. j. Gilman, esq,
Brunswick, was devoted TO a discussion Of
the feeding OF dairy COWS. This discussion
was somewhat rambling aud failed to
reach definite points The best thing
brought out, and which WAS enough to pay
Tor the time spent, came from Prof. Far
rington of the State College speaking of
the value of warm shelter m saving food,
he stated that since the stock on the College
farm had been removed from the cold old
barns to their new quarters in the new
barn, the amount of concentrated fuel in
the shape of corn meal, shorts, &c, need
ed in the cold barns to keep the stock up
to a satisfactory condition, had now been
reduced one halt with equally as satisfac-
tory results following. This saving in the
cost OF keeping thirty-fve head Of cattle
would pay the interest on the cost OF the
barp
BEET ROOT SUGAR.
On assembling Thursday evening the
customary resolutions Of thanks for cour-
tesies received We're passed, after which
Mr.. Tenny of the Telegraph, expressed in
behalf of those who had been in attend
ance their high appreciation Of the char
acter of the efforts put forth, and stated
that at no previous meeting OF the Board
had more important subjects been present
ed or been treated in a more able manner.
Following this interchange OF courtesies
a valuable and comprehensive lecture was
given by Prot, Henry Carmichael OF Bow
doin College, OH ''Beet-root Sugar, and
its production, in which he gave the early
history of its Introduction into Central
Europe, and traced the rapid increase of
its production from the time it became
fully established down to the present time.
The growing of the beets was carefully
described, a description OF the fixtures
used, and the methods OF manufacture
minuteIy given.
Successful experiments are being made
in the manufacture of beet sugar in Cali
fornia and in some Of the Western States.
There are no obstacles which viii prevent
its further extensions i'll our country, and
its introduction in our State.
This lecture closed the exercises OF the
session.
The committee on topics for the next
session reported assignments. the more
important of which were rs follows: So
cial Lite on the Farm, H. \. Gilbert Farm
surroundings, \. l.. Bradbury; Twenty
Years at the Board, Samuel Wasson
What Science may do for Farming, Henry
Carmichael; ; Poultry Raising Commercial-
ly Considered W. W. Harris, Other topics
Will be presented as time will admit.
The time and place OF the next meeting
was ieit in the hands of the President and
secretary.
The meetings were we'll attended thro'-
out, and a deep interest manifested which
continued without abatement to the close.
1t may be set down as one OF the most
profitable sessions of the Board ever held. |
The Republican journal., 1876-03-02

The trade OF q model for sculptors and
painters in Paris is tlorishing and lucra-
tive one. Many Of the women engaged
III it are perfectly virtuous, being always
accompanied by II mother or sister when
they go to sit, and being treated with the
utmost respect by the artists who employ
them Most of the celebrated painters
will engage fine model for months, or
even for wears. so difficult is it to discover
one that at all approaches the ideal of the
painter They receive from five to twen-
ty francs day for their services. accord
ing to their beauty and celebrity, those
who are capable of posing for the entire
figure receiving. Of course, the highest
pay a romantic but painful story con-
nected with one of these models came to
light recently, when there appeared in
the art circles Of Paris a young English
girl not yet fifteen, SO perfectly and radi-
antly beautiful that her services as a mod
el We're cager y engaged for months
ahead at the rate OF fifteen frances day.
She was under the charge of an old Italian
woman, and was a thoroughly naive Il id
childlike little creature, delighted to pose
for the English and American artists, be-
cause they spoke her language, and far
more interested in the cakes and sugar
plums that were literally bestowed upon
her than in the money she was making or
in the degradation of her position. One
of her own countrymen, by dint of ques-
tioning her drew from her the story OF her
entrance into her questionable and peril
Gus career. She was the daughter of a
small shopkeepcr in London. Her par
ents were very poor. and the Italian wo-
man had offered to bring the girl to Paris
to feed and clothe her and to pay her par
ents one shilling a day for her services,
averrlng that she was to sit in Italian
peasant costume TO the French artists as a
blonde cantadini Instead OF keeping her
contract the wretched Italian had hired
out the poor child as a model for the en-
tire figure, and was reaping q rich har-
vest from her services. The Englishman
laid the case at once before the authori-
ties, and the Italian was arrested tried
for that offence and convicted The love
ly girl-model was placed in Il convent to
Iva aJ,
The Republican journal., 1876-03-02

ognizing the damning effects of Eyerest's
testimony about the letters, placed on the
stand d manufactured and trained witness
named McGill, whose accurate memory
OF every detail of the circumstance in re-
gard to which he desired to testify, whose
remarkable torgetfulness as to the names
OF any OF the hundreds of other persons to
whom he had returned letters, and whose
admission of having committed those un-
lawful acts, to say nothing of his shuflling
manner when under crosS-eXamination
proved him a most contemplate falslfier.
The jury had seen him, and little need be
said about him. The defence had claimed
that the letters written by BabcOck to Me
Donald, under cover to Major Grimes, We're
OF an Innocent character but what was the
necessity for this correspondence What
was the necessity for such secrecy? What
was the occasion for his thus using his
confidential friend and, finally. why are
not these innocent letters produced, or
why is not Mcdonald put on the stand to
testify? Major Grimes recognized in that
simple fact that a strong ground OF suspi-
cion-so strongly. in fact, that he boldly
asked Mcdonald if Babcock was in this
thing, declaring that if he We're he would
have nothing more to do with him. There
We're many things which might have been
explained by the defence if Babcock We're
innoc ent, as the witnesses to so explain
are living, and are accessible. Avery, for
instance, might have testified that he did
not receive that letter enclosing $500
which WAS mailed at the same time As the
other was mailed to Babcock; but they
did not see fit to put him o..
1t had been said that Babcock was vic
tim of misplaced confidence. He was the
innocent babe Of Washington city. He
was born and reared in Vermont, educated
at West Point, a man OF large army eXpe-
rience, and finally, an occupant OF posi-
ton, the duties OF which were varied and
important, and which required the dis
bursement OF $500, 900 yearly. He, the
victim of misplaced confidence Tho Colo
mel closed with the admonition that the u-
~ be not influenced b. consideration OF
positions but that if they found that cor
'uption nestled within the White House
hey may crush it out lie had conti-
lence that they had the manhood and the
lrmness to render Il verdict according to
heir conviction.
The Republican journal., 1876-03-02

A Fort Madison man went into his COW stable
the other day and by mistake mixed her up II
nice warm mash in box full of sawdllst, in
stead of bran The cow, merely supposinS that
hard times had come and they were all going to
economize, meekly ate her supper, and that man
never discovered his mistake until the next
morning, when he MIXED that cow and she let
down halt gallon of turpentine, quart of
shOe-pegs, and Il bundle of lath Burlington
Hawk-Eye.
The Republican journal., 1876-03-02
Sensible Talk by Gordon.

Senator Gordon addressed the House of
Representatives and an immense crowd at
Atlanta, Ga, Monday night. He arraign-
ed the republican party AS incompetent,
corrupt and controlled in Legislation to-
wards the South by a spirit of tyranny.
He referred to Toombs' speech and said
Senator Morton read it in the Senate
We must remove, he said, the apprehen-
sions caused by Toombs' wild utterances
This year the South had to make Chris
tian fight against the world. the flesh and
the senator from Indiana. The national
contest must be on sound principles, and
the South must 90 for a man who can
win. Go to the convention unplcdged and
ask for a platform and candidates on prin
ciples OF sound government
The Republican journal., 1876-03-02
TuOMAsTON SAVINGS BANK. The

THoMAsToN SAVINGS BANK The fol-
lowing is from the Waldoboro News:
"The directors of the IhCmaston Savings
Bank have issued circular to depositors
stating that the bank has certain dishon-
ored securities, the future of which is now
uncertain This they claim tends to keep
out new depositors, and they propose to
open new set OF books, old depositors to
accept rate just to themselves and new
depositors. 1t is reported that the reduc-
ton on old deposits amounts to over thir-
ty per cent. There are large number OF
depositors in Waldoboro whose interests
l.: this bank are estimated to amount to iit-
ty thousand dollars. AZ the loss falls
largely on hard working people it is to be
regretted" The Bank Commissioners
report shows that this bank has $40 900
in bonds on which payment has been sus-
pended on interest coupons.
The Republican journal., 1876-03-02

The shrcwdest yet: A applied to B for a loan
of 800. Breplied: My dear A, nothing would
please me better than TO oblige you, and III do
it. havnt 500 by me. but you make a note
and I'll endorse it, and you can get the money
from the bank" Grateful A proceeded at once
to write note. "Stay," said B, "make it 5000
! want 800 myself" A did so, B endorsed the
paper, the bank discounted it, and the money
was divided. When the note was due b was in
California, and A had to meet the payment.
What he is unable to cipher out is whether he
borrowed 800 of A, or A borrowed 800 of
him. Lowell Courier.
The Republican journal., 1876-03-02
Farm, Garden and Household.
moo.
Main agricultural Board.
The report of the proceedings of the
ssion at Brunswick is continued

ne report ol lnc proceedings OF the
session at Brunswick is continued
TIE TAXATION QUESTION.
There is Il strong feeling among the
farmers that they are bearing more than
their proportion OF the taxes. The subject
has been under consideration by members
OF the Beard trom time to time. and last
tall at Calais, took force in the shape OF
instructions to the Secretary to procure
the preparation of a paper on taxation to
be presented at this winters meeting. The
work was assigned to Prot. M, c. fcrnald
of the State College, who presented W ed
ncsdav evening one Of the most carefully
prepared and able papers ever read before
the Board a large audience was in at
tendance. nearly every seat in the large
hall being occupied
No abstract Of this paper will be given,
since only in its tulness is it complete, and
nything less than this would be of little
value He alluded in opening to the ne
cessity or taxation and TO the rapid IN
crease of the rate of taxation since the
opening of the war. An examination OF
the rates in other States showed that We
have no lust cause OF complaint in this
direction, The tax per capita in Maine is
96N exclusive OF that to the federal COY
eminent A few States have reduced the
rate a little below this, while many others
are largely above This tax is not equally
levied on all classes Of property. But lit
tie real estate, save timber and wild lands,
escapes its lust share There are import
ant interests in the State which now con-
tllbute nothing toward the support of the
government. There is also vast amount
of personal estate which is not reached by
any assessment. I his of course is unjust
and should be corrected. The Professor
dwelt torcibly on the importance of a Just
and equitable leYying Of the taxes on all
classes OF property the different classes
of property which now escape Were point
ed ont, and candid and valuable sugges-
lions made by which the evils may be
reached and corrected Changes in the
laws are needed and such as would promise
TO reach the case We're suggested. As to
the question which interest was most
heavily taxed when the question was put
to farmer, the answer was invariably
"the Iatmer' II put to The manufacturer,
the answer was "tbe manufacturer" AS
tU which of those answers embodied the
truth, no opinion was given The facts
presented however, showed conclusively
that real estate bears more than its pro
porional part Of the burdens. if so they
may be called. of taxation, and measures
should be adopted to secure Just and
equitable levyiHg OF the taxes on all class
e. OF property
The Republican journal., 1876-03-02
CARE OF MANURE.

Lyman Lee Of FoXcrott, from Piscata-
quis, Thursday, =. NJ, read a valuable
paper on covering manure, in which he
advocated the most careful covering OF the
manure till ii is wanted in the field 1t is
found in practice far more valuable as
fertilizer than if lett to the influence of the
climate, When exposed a great loss is in
cured from the teaching effects of drench-
ing rains. Such accurate experiments as
have been made prove that covered ma
nure is far more valuable than that which
has been exposed to the elements All in
telligent practice proves this also
Prot. harrington OF the State college
sustained the views presented in the paper,
and further said that it needed decomposi-
ton in order that it may be carried on as
well under cover or in the cellar as in the
open air, and without any loss
|. f. Mallett of Topsham sustained the
above views, and said that when farmers
had prepared cellars for their barn manure
the effects of its greater value was plainly
visible on the farm.
After some further discussion in the
same direction and corroborating in the
main the theory of carefully covering the
manure till ready for application.
paper then followed by j. +. Shaw,
President OF the Board, giving expression
TO some OF his advanced ideas on general
farming. Mr.. Shaw is a successful farmer
of Penobscot county, and in his paper
gave expression to his views on several
important matters relating to the farm and
which are entirely in accord with the most
advanced ideas held by the best and most
intelligent farmers of the State 1 he pro-
gramme OF the afternoon did not allow
any time spent in discussion OF the subject
of the paper.
ID. NJ. Dunham of Bangor, read paper
on "Cooperation among Farmers" in
which he advocated the advantages of
cooperation among farmers as well as
other classes. The credit system, SO pre-
Nalent among all classes, was advocated
as the only course which will sustain q
healthy and lively business. This anomal-
Gus opinion was predicted on the assertion
that resort to a pay-down system would
completely break down the business of
the State This was in contradiction with
cooperative efforts which are now being
made among farmers to do away in a great
measure with the credit system. Mr.. Dun
hams views on this point were not sup
ported by those who listened to him.
discussion followed the reading of this
paper which finally drew out statement
to some extent of the aims and purpose
The Republican journal., 1876-03-02

She isa woman, weighing it was suppos-
ed about 25Opounds, buther husband could
not induce her to be weighed. So the
other day he was driving out with his
wife, and drove up to Mr.. Dorman's store
in Auburn. The wife did not notice
that the team stood on Mr.. Dorman's
hay scales. While he was talking with
gentleman at the door his whole team was
being weighed. He then drove over to
Lisbon street and left his wife to do some
shopping. Then he drove back to Mr.
Dorman's hay scales and the team was
weighed-minus the wife 1t was sim
pie sum in subtraction to discover the
weight of the woman. On getting home
the joke leaked out, but his neighbors de-
clare that Caleb will never see another
day OF Judgment in which he will be more
sorry for his sins than he did the hour
when his wife learned that she weighed
two hundred and forty odd pounds.
Lewiston Journal
The Republican journal., 1876-03-02

TAXING IN SIZE BY THE EYE. Years
ago, says q correspondent. when we went
to school in a little weather-beaten school
house, what exciting contests there used
to be over the teachers tavorte eXer-
else Of having the scholars estimate with
the eye the size and weight of different OBJ
iects in the room. lie would hold up his
cane, and have each one tell how long he
thought it was, and it was lucky child
who could come within half foot of the
right length. lie would measure an ur
chin and then have the scholars try to re-
produce the measure on the wall. He
would mark off an inch or foot or a
yard in some conspicuous place, and then
see how near anybody could come to chalk
ing the same length upon the black board
And it was astonishing how wide astray
one would 60 The fact is our eyes de
ceive Us ridiculously, even upon the COM
monest things. AT first thought which
should you say was the taller, three year
old child or flour barrel? And could
anything but actual measurement convince
you that the same child is half as high as
Il siN-footer? There is an old saying that
a child two years old is half as tall as he
ever will be and after few experiments
in measuring one can easily believe it, but
not before.
The Republican journal., 1876-03-02
FARMING IN MAINE.

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n.y. ~ i'' se 'Iii account VI '''' s'"' III a. 'i
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liouuceu q, tile .olel.ooH lilee'I"S oA W t"-
HeSu"S. NE Ast' e9tl'iIates Oh lile
1Ill""nt oi lelcl"S III Iilc 0Cate were lilaue
III a oIHeIehI llaliliGI ~, from tho7e oi WI
''ttcneIl PleseiiCeu W euile9utI 9et lneS
NId Iol e9sehliatiN uiief from lhe iofmef'
ne tStllilaueS vi COSY were l, lil"ue ny as
SeSsiii9 atl average coSt ol 9I''V per rou'
"ilich any one Wiil a'tiiill Is row enough.
CoSt ol H!N 'SIo'S IellceS : l''-oo,V'0' '.,-,S
VoNV VI l'ii 'lI'o.i lences, > To- lsh-
M"y leIre9 ' 5,io '-Vo' Iotai toSt ol
lenceS' 9fo'o otf'oQoi "lnual M cost lor re-
pairs, ltheWllS, ~ H-'f"N'9oo ai'hial
uetei loa'loll TO 'ooo ''Ae' On 'ile Naiue
AT Two years, o9lz'N"o cost OF heepIhg
Iotus IN repair occ'sioIeu py Ioau fences
S'o''VVV annual coSl all Iot''l, 70 'V'V 'Z'-'
annual COST per fence > lOU Oh tneSe FENCES
there are useless lO'iOo'olV rodS occupy
my III anu %Z''''' acres win an average
.alue OF >'',sV per acre Oh Il '"laI value OF
IN H.. .t. 2 l, -
AnG ie,'u-ii9 VI ti'l9 Paper "'9 'oIio"tu
ny q IiNeiI Q'aG''9Siou ol tle general suo-
jecL III Whith lhe y Jews SET loflA py MI
II'oeII N l'le opening au t Dy NJ ''elch-
en- 'l''G MI, 1Al u e"liie up ms discussion
PIoNt 'ii'l " 'etI eIiai'se ~ tahis Plate
40 ;1 - " '''90 'ii'''
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l4ilu pS tlle iiieliloeI9 lloiil AlloIoSc"9Slh'
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1'e'ot? Ct. lh"u IL IS tAe sense oi Ihls
convention u n Vhat u laI9e portion ol lne
Iellce9 III tIl's 9I''te' ooth III country ana
Town are useless ana !; serious enc''m-
Dfahce' ana Ih"l we VIII use our utmost
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The Glendale Disaster.

The investigation before the Coroner
in regard to the recent collision on the
c., II. & d. R. h. near Glendale, in which
Engineer Bigelow lost his life, was con-
cluded yesterday evening, and the ver-
dict entirely exonerates one OF the best,
most popular and careful railroad con-
ductors in this country-Samuel r..
Greeley. The verdict in full is as tol-
lows:
The jury, after duly celebrating over
the testimony, brought in the following
verdict:
I'VE, the jury, do find that the de-
ceased came to his death from injuries
caused by being crushed in the collision
OF locomotives J. w. Ellis and J. T. Sted-
man, near Foster Hill Station, c., HI. &
ID. Railroad, March 4, 1876, and under
the circumstances surrounding the cause
of the accident, we are under the belief
that the conductor is not to blame, and
exonerate him from the same. And we
further find that if the Railroad Com
pany would in the future make some
special order whereby conductors and
engineers attention would be called
otherwise than by seeing to the arrival
or non-arrival of the Glendale Accom-.
mediation, by that means all accidents ol
the same character to the aforesaid train
may be avoided in the future"
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C0urt Cuttings.

Timberlake against Snuff and others.
Verdict tor plaintiff for $225.
Isaac Britton, assignee, against E. s.
Townsend; Josephine Heich against E
s. Townsend. This, a motion to consol.
idate, was overruled by the Court.
Charles Pinkus against Anna Becrofl
and others. An action to subject prop.
erty alleged TO have been conveyed to
deiraud creditors to the payment Of two
Judgments obtained ag inst Anna Be-
croft. The defendant demurred on the
ground that as the petition showed the
defendant was married woman, the
Magistrate had no Jurisdiction. De.
nlurrer overruled.
The jury in the Moran murder case
was filed yesterday, and the testimony
in the case begun.
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A meeting ofthe citizens was held las I
night at the new Town Hall to consider
the practicability OF raising subscrip.
tion for the Columbia & Mt. Washing
ton Narrow-gauge Railroad. T.R. Crotty
was called TO the chair, and w. II.
Mathews elected Secretary. Speeches
were made by Rev. Mr.. Jones, Watson
Parker, I. r. Crotty, w. II. Mathews.
Jos. r. Pursell, John Sullivan, E. R.
Van Rensselaer,, and others. The fol-
lowing committees were then appointed {:
On Subscriptions, John Sullivan, Alex.
Porter and Joseph P. Johnston. On
Conference, Watson Parker and Rev.
Mr.. Jones.
W. H. Mathews was appointed to wait
upon Mayor Johnston and the Rogers
heirs, and solicit their aid.
The meeting adjourned to meet Fri.
day evening, March II, at the new
hall in California, Ohio.
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Board of Aldermen.

In the Board of Aldermen, yesterday,
a resolution was adopted requesting the
Mayor to inquire by what authority the
Dayton Short.line Road laid additional
tracks across Wood street. The voting
place OF the First Precinct, Seventeenth
Ward, was changed to 255 West Ninth,
to take effect in April. Among the ap-.
propriations made was $40, 900 to redeem
Water-works bonds, $4,000 for the use
OF the Board Of improvements, and $7O0
TO construct a temporary bridge across
the chasm at Eighth street and Mclean
aveEue sewer: The resolution to con.
tract with the Enquirer and Times to do
the city advertising, the former at sew.
enty-flve cents and the latter at seventy.
three cents per square, was adopted.
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WHERE there is a weakness Of the
throat or lungs, a neglected cold may be
all that is required to establish linger.
ing and general fatal disease. Even where
there is no special tendency to bronchial
or pulmonary trouble, a severe cold, left
TO lake care of itself, often plants the
seeds OF serious complaint, sure to bt
developed by subsequent indiscretions
Take especial care OF your health, there
fore, from the very earliest symptoms o
a cough or cold, by prudently resortinL
TO Dr.. Jayne's Expectorant, which will
soothe and strenthen the bronchial tubes
allay Inflammation and cleanse then
and the lungs OF all irritating substances
An ounce OF prevention is better than q
pound OF cure.