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The Republican journal., 1880-02-19
The State Agricultural College.

Prot. Fernald, President of the State
Agricultural College, in his annual report
for 1879 says: During the past wear
gratifying evidence has been furnished,
on the part OF many agriculturaliSts in
other States as we'll as in ouroWn State, of
a more complete recognition than hereto
tore. Of the value OF the farm experiments
which have been carried on at the Maine
state College. 1t is evident that as these
experiments come to be more thoroughly
understood. they are more fully and wide
" appreciated. BY a more moderate an
nual outlay for experiments iudiciously
selected and carefully conducted. there
is no doubt that much can be done which
Will prove Of interest and service t. in
teIhgcnt farmers, and OF real value IL the
agriculture Of the State"
Prot. Fernald says it can hardly Id
necessary for him to Indicate in detail
the specific needs oi the college tor the
present year, SINCE Il cannot have cscap-
ed the notice of the Trustees that build
ms and certain limited equipments cN-
rcptCd. the wants NJ one Year are cS~tn-
tally THE wants Of another YEAR II
WoUId seem Ia be in the Interests ui a
tlac economy tor the Legislature to pro
NjIc ior an annual appropriation which,
Will the interest on the National cn,loW
Hcmts. should hr adequate to maintain
The college in efficiency IN all its depart
mcntS. I'ht institution could thus render
To- The State much more valuable service
than Is possible With amy uncertainty at
tending its financial condition
I'cpi FrmiI ~ll~ that in the drpd}t-
= D..
The Republican journal., 1880-02-19
Maritime Rules.

The Secretary Of the Navy has addressed to
Congress an interesting letter on the subject of
rules for the guidance Of vessels to avoid collision
at sea He thinks that the whole subject should
be gone over BY government commission. The
British government has recently formulated new
rules, TO which fifteen Of the principal nations have
consented, and which 20 into effect next Septem-
Der, The secretary says
Since amended rules have now been approved
and lesisated upon by fifteen Of the principal mar
Itlme nations 0t the world the present seems to be
the proper time to remedy former faults, and to and
instead OF Obstruet the deyelopement Of interua
uonM Law. In seeking the remedy IL is not out Of
place ~ refer to the action Of the British Para
ment under similar circumstances We find that
invariably, when 1t becomes necessary 20 legisiate
upon collision .uleS. committees were formed as
parliamentary advisors, il which the whole British
marine was represented First, it the British
admiralty alone then the admiralty and Trinity
mouse then the admiralty, the Trinity house and
the board ot trade and finally, when the rules
became international, the marine authorities OF the
entire commercial world In the nited States we
nave no national board OF trade or national pilot
control. Ihe board uf supervising inspectors in a
manner possess the authority nj regard to steering
and light rules thar is vested in Great Britain in
the board ot trade and Trinity house 1t would
seem that, ~ appolnungan advisory board u prop
eriy examine the amended rules, difficulty would
ARISE III providing tar and competent representa-
tl"n for The merchant marine, for the reason that
although the pO" eT tn AXE regulations with REL
gard 20 h4ht> a. d Plutagc is vested In the board
OF supervising inspectors, the members OF that
board are no necessarily experts In general mari
time attrs. IAe special junction of the members
81 tuls BOARD IS lIe examination ut marine boilers
and although tie general control of pilotage mat
terS is IN their hands. the more Immediate practi
cdl control Is vested 3D. lucuI pliot commissioners
Ihc approval pt the ueV rup> hv the treasury IT,
parlmcut having been Improper, would respect
fully suggest that re sanitation ut them b" Or
ueTed I'M uurrtaS tU i. Iu,tde bv committee rep
The Republican journal., 1880-02-19


Thc reception gwen bv the { liens OF Portland
to- his ENccHerey noy Davs,o TUESDAY evening.
Feb loth. IN City Hall. was success ln every
way THE noon train rom tn city conveyed to
Portland Governor Davis with Ions Fred Robbie
,iorhlm, Lewis Baker Ban gol } Il. PeNdLrt"a,
Ncarsport Samuel \ Campbell Cherrvtrld. T
Hinklry Rluehll William Wi on. HalloWcll and
Roscoe l. Bowers Saru ali his Council, and
Aiiutant General BeaI Nurwe Surgeon General
Howe Pittstipld Judge tdy cate. Col Bailey.
0ldtowu, Commssarr Genera Benson Portland.
Colonels i T Richards Gard rr J. d Maytied.
Philips II B Hiu Auburn I f. Heath. Water
willie and Mr. Charles cobb ! lckland all of hi,
stah Inspector General Tik Ii, of Ca,unc, ar
rived by the evening train. 'eSides the above
named gentlemen there were resent Senator and
Mrs Hill, of Hancock county. Mrs. Bowers, Mrs
The Republican journal., 1880-02-19
Name the Paper!

An American newspaper submits to IFS
readers the following calculation respect
mg the number Of apples that Adam and
Eve ate. Some say Eve : (ar) and
Adam ; (too), total 10; others Eve :
and Adam :, total, 49, others say if
Eve and Adam ,, the total is 90 but
if Eve : and Adam : ,, the total is
1853 if Eve : | and Adam : | ,, the to-
tai is SOB; if Eve : LIST cate one tirst),
and Adam : | ;, the total is ,623; if
Eve : I Adam, and Adam : , 1 Eve,
the total is S,93- If Eve : | 1 Adam, and
Adam : | , / , oblige Eve, the total is
-2,056. Still wrong: Eve when She :
: many and probably felt sorry for it,
50 Adam in order to relieve her grief, : |
> \; therefore, if Adam | | 4Ofy Ewes
depressed spirits, they both ate 81, 500,
SG4 apples.
The Republican journal., 1880-02-19
The Census Swindllng Dodge

An ingenious method Of swindling un-
suspicious farmers on pretence Of collect
li- statistics for the census. is thus de
rrliaedt \ gentlemany-looking fellow
iaFes UP with blanks for statistics Of the
lIu bushels Of wheat, number OF cattle,
acres under cultivation, etc. Between
.'lr table and the foot Of the page. where
tAe farmer signs his name attesting the
statement, is blank space, whose cXis-
4.lee is accounted for as atfording room
'oL miscellaneous information. In a month
Ut so the farmer receives notice from a
SAOorlng bank that his note for $50
T aye. He knows nothing of the note,
out investigation shows that the census
saAer has filled in the blanks with a
promise topay, which, being in the hands
" an innocent holder, must be paid by
ele unlucky dupe. This is shameful
ndul, but one that operates we'll Farm
GLa should remember that the census law
uoeS not require persons to sign their
.I"lnes to any paper They cannot be
Fo 700 careful where they place their sigma
lures 1t is not safe for them to sign any
paper. In nine cases out Of ten a fraud
Is perpetrated
The Republican journal., 1880-02-19

The little Queen, who u few weeks
ago was married with SO much pomp,
and who seemed the happicst of brides,
did not bear up, as the official prints OF
Madrid represented, against the shock
she received, when pistol balls whistled
by her and the Kings heads. She has
fallen into state of health which gives
rise to the gravcst apprehensions. Fit
follows upon fit. If the King goes out
unaccompanied by her, she is more dead
than alive during his absence. When
he takes her with him she masters her
nervous terrers, when she is in the
streets but the moment she returns to
the palace collapse takes place and she
falls into a fit. This state of things is
complicated by the prospect of a Prince
or Princess of Austrias, which, in all
probability, will, if birth is survived, be
an idiot.
The Republican journal., 1880-02-19
Home Life a Hundr / Years Ago.

One hundred years ago not pound ct coal or a
cubic foot Of illuminating ga had been burned III
the country. No iron stove were used and no
contrvanceS for eCOnOmiZing neat were employed
until Dr. Franklin invented le IRON framed fire
place which stiu bears his ma tc All the cooking
and warming in town AS W Il as in the country
were done by the aid OF fire ilniled ON the brick
hearth or in the brick uvem flne Knots or tai
low candles furnished the lig tor the long winter
nights and sanded floors 81 lplled the place OF
rugs and carpets. The water used Tor household
purposes was drawn from tRep wells with the
creaking sweep. No form pump was used IN
this country, SO far can fearn' ultl after the
commencement of the pres at century. There
were no friction matches in ose days, by the aid
Of which fire could be easil kindleu ana II the
fire went out upon the heart over hlSht ana the
tinder damp, that t = sparks would not
catch, the alternative emaDtd Oh wadihg through
the snow mile or so to borT prailu oi neigh
Dor Only one room in any ouse was warm, un-
less some member of the tan ly ill in all the
rest the temuerature was d zero during many
nights in winter The men nd women of l.un
dred years ago undressed an went To Their beds
in temperature colder than nat OF our barns and
wood sheds, and they never Dmplained
The Republican journal., 1880-02-19

RICHMOND, Va, T.. John +. PoindeXter under
sentence of two years imprisonment for killing
Charles Z. Curtis, shoe clerk, married Tuesday
night Just before his departure for the pentenary,
to Miss Cottrell. PoindeXter administered horse
whipping to Curtis for alleged improper remarks
to Miss Cottrel which Curtis resented, and the
latter fatally shot All efforts to clear Poin-
dexter, whose connections the highest, were
unavallng.
The Republican journal., 1880-02-19
The Secret Closet
For murder. though it have no tongue, win
speak with most miraculous organ

f.,
For murder thonsA IT. nave nave. no tongue WI"
Si''N
In the Wear l. John smith Il use
fictitious names) was indicted for the Will
,uI murtlcr of IlrnN Ihumpsnn. The
raoc. MAJ, one If thp most extraordinary
nature. and the interest excited by il was
almost unparallclrd The accused WAS It
Gentleman of considerable property re-
siding on his estate. \ person. supposed
to be an entire stranger 10 him, had late
4 i'll summers dav requested ANA Obtain
I cd shelter and hospitality for the night.
! He had. it was supposed, after taking
/ some light lrtlcshucnt retired lo bed in
/ perfect health. requesting 10 he awaken
/ ed at an early hour the following morn
4 ing. When the servant appointed torull
4 HIM entered the room for that purpose Ne
I was touud i'm the room pertrrth dead :
/ and from Inc appcli.tncr of thc hotN ii
\ Wa, uhliuu, tiiat I'M had been So many
hours. There MAS not the slightest mark
{ , e,
The Republican journal., 1880-02-19

1T YOU want a good item" said jim
johnson to d reporter the other day, ~
can tell YOU OF funny occurrence that
happened at Hot Springs last summer
While was there Major Linde, Of Hot
Springs, had been black guarded by the
editor Of a paper there, until he couldn't
stand it any longer, 50, according 20 the
custom Of the country, he went out gun
ming one day. He brought down two by
ISLANDERS before he bagged his game, the
editor, whom he shot in the leg. None OF
them died, believe. Then he went on d
spree, and, having full charge Of the po-
lice and the station-house he turned out
all the prisoners in the station, a lot of
horse thieves and murderers. The next
morning he fined himself so for drunk
enness and disorderly conduct In the
course Of time he was indicted for the
shooting. He got a change OF venue on
the ground that he couldn't get Justice
IN that county. His trial came oil in an
adjoining county. He was fined a fine
and costs, amounting to S95. He had
had forty witnesses subpunaed. Their
fees amounted to - each h-S2OO. They
Jumped their fees and gave them to
Linde. He paid the so and pocketcd
sl05 and went home happy"
The Republican journal., 1880-02-19

from the judge. the jury turned round for
a moment, and then intimatcd their ac-
quieScence in his honor'S views of the
evidence. The counsel folded up theii
briefs, ana aVerdict a of aquittal was about
To be taken. when the prisoner addressed
/ the court He urged the court to permit
| him to state his case to the Jury and to
call his housekeeper with so much earn
eStness, and was seconded so ably 10y
his counsel, that the learned Judge,
though very much against his inclination,
and contrary to his usual habit. gave
! way and yielded to the request.
The prisoner then addressed the jury,
and entreated their patience for short
time
lie repeated to them that he never could
feel satisfied to he acquitted merely be-
cause the evidence was not conclusive,
and pledged himself in Il very short time.
by the few observations he should make,
to obtain their verdict upon much higher
grounds upon the impossibIity Of his
being guilty oi the awful crime.
Nt the stopper which had been found,
he dl~oWncd ali knowledge: declared
most ~oiemnY that he had never seen it
before 4 was produced in court: and ne
asked. could the lact ot its being Iii Tie
house only Il few DAYS AGO. when hun
drrdo OF people had been there. produce
upon an impartial lnnd even q momcn-
tdIH prejudice against hlm oAr tdrl,
and only one. has been proved, To which
u "uS pr"''a9I" tor hm 70 Gl\c an answer
lhr fact Of his having gone to the bed
room of his hnISt. <prDcr tu the nirht in
question:
ne hdd been subject lor many years u
ms IIi' To sudden iljN q Illness ne nay
hrrh srIrd with one on thal occasion.
alld ma" gone t. hrf. I" procure her as
SlNlahtc u IlGhtI'l- llrr. Nhc ha1 r.
iHilfd Mltl illH Io H1N room I"r mat pli-
pose, hr ildfj jl- waited foT lew minutes
m ihr passage WIlie she put ON her
t'"jhr~, Whlrh Mpuld account l"r tho mo
hcn'aIN diN,tPprdlitncr "l lhc lIEhl a'd
after She had remained in his room for Il
INV INMATES, hndln- himSrIl better, hc
h'I dismissed hrr' ana IcuItH "@aln I"
hcd' HoM "hIth me- had not RISEN Whcn
r. "dN ihIoFlhrd 81 tht Hcalll "l hlN guest
i I'ad hrrl >ald th1t, aItrr f!S commit
tai to PRISON. ms hou~ehcrper had dlSap-
pr1rcd. Hr aIo"cd that, finding his
enemies determined, II possible, to at-
conpli>h hlS ruin. ne had thought it prob
abIr That thr3 might tamper with hiS ST.
want ne had therefore kept hcI "ut ot
inc WAY -out toH what purpose Not To
pc}ent her testimony being given, for
shc "2~ nnM undcrt the care Of ms solicitor,
alu Wnull instantly appear Tor the pur-
pose u confirming. as tar as She was con
The Republican journal., 1880-02-19

1t would be worth while to know Just
how much money is lying in Savings
Banks to the credit Of sailors, who have
been lost at sea, or died abroad and
whose heirs know nothing Of these depos-
its. The amount thus to be covered into
the banks, would erect and maintain the
grandest home for disabled seamen ever
planned in the mind of a true sailors
friend. Nautical Gazette.
The Republican journal., 1880-02-19
No Chance for Moderate Liars.

{Correspondeurr of tar Forest aul Stream
Editor Forest ana Stream: one pleas
amt summer afternoon. was standing
upon The ~hor" ~ pond down on Iouv
Island way down where Mr. Ilalluck
has. | troW. many times and off, cast a
Iinc watching TINE pluv uI Swallows Ills
they SKINNED Just over tuc sultacc OF the
water shortly before sunset. About 100
yards but wa. hrd Mi lilypad~ ana III
the swallows Skipped Id, occasionally VI
good sized ripple could tie seen and
sometimes a break from the edges indi-
eating fish there This fastened my At
tcutiou to the particuIarpl4ce. | had oil
ten seen cats play with swallows, sWuop-
ing at them. hut the idra of ii>h doing
the same was something new to me.
Presently saw clean breach ana 1t iine
large pichcrcl showed bill whole Size, und
cot a swallow too. as hc Gisappcarrl BE-
meath the water This | Saw repeated
set cral times. and called thc attention
Of my companion to the novel Sight,
While we We're watching Ne Saw two
large fish break ut the same sMalu,v.
the fish coming from opposite directions.
and each head On ~ each. Both missed
the swallow, but singular tu relate. only
one fish was seen tn taI iluo the Water
and neither was observed to pass the
other My companion aud myself louA-
The Republican journal., 1880-02-19

In London suburb recently, 4 young
lady who is renowned not only for her
charming figure and exquisite taste in
dress but also for her grace and skill as
4 skater, was fascnatinga Il host of admir-
ers and maddening with jealousy 4 host
OF rivals, by her tcats upon the ice, when
she suddenly stumbled and fell. \ score
OF chivalrous gallants sped to the rescue,
but before one Of them could reach her
she had regained her feet. She was
wearing a Canadian skating costume. 1t
unfortunately happened in this case that
III endcaVoring to save herself the lady
ripped her stocking with the point of her
skate. She was not however, aware of
the mishap, and glided away from her
rescuers with her usual graceful rapidity.
rs she sped along i'll conscious triumph,
Il strange sound reached her ears, omi-
nouSly like suppressed laughter She
cast a quick glance back, and saw that
her course was marked 10y Il long trail of
sawdust. The shapely limb to which the
wounded stocking belonged was fast los
ing its symmetry, and the secret of its
ShapellneSS stood revealed.
A LEApvIILE WAGER. There seems
to he general mania for Wagers abroad
over the camp. Among others there
was buckwheat cake eating wager that
came off last evening. The contestants
were I. ID. Churchill and Anthony Sater.
The place was the TWenty-tour Hour
Restaurant, on Pine street. The purse
made up by the interested witnesses of
the event, held fifteen dollars. The eat
ers sat down at five O'Clock, and arose, or
tried to, at seven. The cakes were OF
the ordinary tea table size, and Church
i'll ate two hundred and ten and Salter
one hundred and ninctyeight. Both
were yet alive at an early hour last even
ing, but neither was expected to survive
the night. Leadville (Col) Eclipse.
The Republican journal., 1880-02-19

The difference between a sea and a saw
is intense
The Republican journal., 1880-02-19
The New Book of Chro io,es

compiled by INC Dexter Cor OF thcN yport Times
ne Nam e-acs choose dlfierentl ers. 4. King
1aSsion ana MS CounCl lay pio' ensnare the
Lords annOnted and deprive him the govern
meht O. EDenezerr a phlllStn # Kingfeld,
called into the Council y E. the wind
bag, boweth fog into the faces Of q confusion
lists and bindeth them. 10 Ger IN fnsionists
who had formerly been dcacons Isl ash nm Their
altars for kndhng wood H. II indgcs stand
BY the people "A. The fnsioni swear that
Joseph, the Smithte shall be 4 . l6 The
people hiss king Gasson u = Lord send
eth great storm Of Hale on The sjonists 23
Thomas, Of Lincoln, sweareth a " = great oath
p King Gasslon dieth (politicaI \
The Republican journal., 1880-02-19

''Mf. smith, always"
vt this moment the witness CHANGED to
turn her eye toward the spot where the
prisoner stood, and the effect was almost
electrical. y cold damp sweat stood up
on his brow; his face had lost all its color
She no sooner saw him than she shrieked
ana tainted. The consequences of her
answers flashed across her mind.
She had been SO thoroughly deceived
by the manner Of the advocate and by
the little Importance he seemed to attach
to her statements that she had been led
on by one question after another until
she had told him all he wanted to know.
During the interval (occasioned by her
illness) as to the proceedings, the solci-
tor left the court. 1t was between four
and five O'Clock when the Judge resumed
his seat upon the bench, the prisoner his
station at the bar, and the housekeeper
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-04
GuhernatOrlaI Canvass.

The chairmen Of the various executive
committees, at a meeting held in Nash
vile on the 18th Of August, 1880, agreed
and arranged the following Dist Of appoint.
ments for joint discussion between Hon.
j. V. Wright, Hon. 8. +. Wilson and
Hon. X. VI, Edwards, candidates for gov
ernor; and the committees join in the re-
quest that the citizens IN the respective
localities assemble al an early hour, say
10 o'clock. on the days mentioned.
JNo. W. CHILDREss, JR,
Chairman democratic state executive com.
DANIEL f. WALLACE,
Cam'n. low tax dem. state executive com.
AsDREw j. KELLAR,
Chm'n state e K com. nat. gr'bk lab. party.
Friday, October l, Gallatin.
SATURDAY, October 2, Hartsyille.
Monday, October 4, Carthage.
Tuesday, October 5, Lebanon.
Wednesday, October ., SmithYille.
Thursday, October I, Woodbury..
Friday, October s, Murfreesboro.
Saturday, October 9. Shelbyyille.
Monday, October II, Lynchburg.
Tuesday, October u. Winchester.
Wednesday, October IL, Manchester.
. Thursday, October "a, MoMinnville.
Friday, October Is, Sparta.
Saturday, October 10, C~OOkeville.
Monday. October Is, Ga~inesboro.
Tuesday, October ~, Livingston.
Wednesday, October ~, jamestown.
Thursday, October q, WRrtburg.
Friday, October ~, Kingston.
Saturday, October %, Loudon.
Monday, October, 25, Bristol.
Tuesday, October %, Jonesboro.
Wednesday, October u, Rogersyille.
Thursday, October %, M%orristown.
Fridny. October %. Athens.
Saturday, October 80, Cleveland.
saturday night October 30, Chatta.
nooga.
Monday, November l, T~ullahoma.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-04
HOW WRIGHT WILL BEAT
WILSON.
His Friends Preparing to 20 Over
to Hawkins.

Nashville Cor. Courier-J Journal
| again ambled to the capitol, the
prettiest building in the world. |.
counted the steps necessary to take to
reach the top Of the cupola from the
southwestern corner Of the Capitol
Square (about four acresl and foundit
to be 100. climbed tothe root Of the
tower and there viewed every por-
ton of the city from a perch 470 feet
above the mean level audit was grand
in the extreme. Thence l went to
the democratic headquarters, where |
was taught to believe that Wilson and
his followers were determined on pur-
suing their present course even TO
the utter disgrace of their state and
party, and thatthe titleof regulators
was cheerfully accepted by them, and
that they were now almost universally
boldly preaching the doctrine Of re-
pudiation or robbery and that the
open announcement of the fact was
not losing any great numberof votes to
the party; that Savage, Wilson and
others were now openly bent on Off
cial position and spoils regardless of
principle, and that
THE MADDENED P0PULAoE
was unhesitatingly following in the
wake of these frenzied leaders into
the very jaws Of political and financial
destruction,
At Franklin to-day, it is said, one
of the greatest demonstrations of the
canvass was made in behalf Of Will.
son, and that low tax was no longer
the watchword, but "~repudiation" vas
substituted for it, and the Wilson
Savsgeites were frantically waving
aloft the bloody flag bearing the lie,
gend, Protection against fraud.
The peoples last appropriation
etc, and pe%rpetrating a greater fraud
in the name Of justice.
Hawkins is certainly gaining,
though, and the antipathy to him by
democrats who want the state to
maintain her honor is daily disap-
pearing, and the ten per cent of his
vote, which | predicted a few days
ago would be democrats who held the
honor Of the state above mere party
discipline, bids very fair to become
twenty or twenty-five per cent. Many
men who believed and said, three
months ago, that they would never
uoie a republican ballot, are now de-
claring !.
THEY WILL VOTE FOR HAWKINS
in the event they find it the surest
way to beat Wilson-Wright's most
earnest followers, some of them, but
generally those who follow his plat
form more than him. This is a great
state, and Nashville is a great city,
but | much fear the restlt of the
election in November will do an injury
to both which it will take many years
of patient toll and great circumspec-
ton to repair or outlive. L. K.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-04
The summer sOIslice.

One great reason why hot weather
is SO facilitating lies in the fact that
the body is exhausted by the labors of
the year. Indeed, it is natural that
this should be 50. In order, therefore,
to resist this tendency to exhaustion
il only becomes necessary to re-invig-
crate the body, which can readily be
done by n or two bottles pfWarner's
safe tonic. This remedy is being cK-
tensively used by physicians for this
purpose, and is for sale by druggists in
all parts Of the world. ssssaz
Sold wholesale by S. Mansfield &
Co. and W. N. Wilkerson 4 Co.