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The Republican journal., 1880-11-18
A New Reporter Tackles New Vessel.


"Go down tn pier Is said the editor to the new
Ieuorter and write up the new English steamer
lust arrived Give thorough account of her frou
stem to stern
'-Er.m what1" sld thr roau- man recent \
arrived from d tar Interior Statr uud ID whom 4
vessel Of any sart was "A mystery aud a wonder
.From stem To -tern Tai! tne editor tiying A
suspicious and THREATENING I'VE uuon him. -and
tell How 1uuuv frpt ot water sir draws ber
breadth of baau hcr tonnage lnd nll that sort ot
thing
This vas tAc youuE tAau', first mission lie vas
5a1er t, distinguish himself Ne had aIreudl done
So ON hs yiU4ge paper IL series ut ESSAYS on
"The C.5moLyuv of tie Universe But that little
town wa thousand miles away lie waited a
wider field for his aspratloas and had come tn
New lola
Yet he went gut oi tie olIl 2 ttyious md doULt-
t- II yi.i 20 TO the captain ~.ud nd .he vii.
explain t, ne the ship aHu IT'S uses lIu W5u lei.
TIC all
"Captau ,aId hp n I'm Sent to Write ,p volI
ship OBI 70 i4c with Stating how lnanv tu.,ts Will
IVAN
Egut,cu PROMPTLY ausvcrcl thr caltaIn.
w Whero dge hey "
.Wc uayp 7out iAeuI oa ,uure ro u,. .;s.utu4
How much water does your y,sstl drlw II
The Republican journal., 1880-11-18

Ii al editorial Oh the recent ttir hi this City of
the Waldo County Agricultural Society, vc ~us
gestcd the addition of a culinary department to
future fairs, a, likely 10 prove an Interesting Is
well As valuable feature There is now being held
in l. ,ndon an exhibition Of Al entirely novel char
acter. to which has been gwen the comprehensive
name Of International Food Exhibition ID is a
display of the mutitudiuou, looi proIucJs OF ia-
rope, America, anI Australia anah..S been design
OF the English public many y.rielies OF preserved
meat, fish, vegetables and fruit together with tbe
best methods VI preparing them tor the table. In
addition to 4is there i a large collection Vt cuuu
airy and domestic apparatus ot lhv most approved
and ingenious kinds There are alto-eth.. lqU
exhibitors III timed products the London Times
says that America naturally takes the leah The
exhibition teens with her preserved meats, fish.
fruits and vegetables. Australia Is poorly repre-
scnted, having nothing to show bat her canned
beef and mutton, but she had no time to prepare a
fuller exhibit Altogether the variety of timed
products is said to be remarkable one firm exhibit
ing as many as two hundred sorts Some ingenuity
expended in obtaining this variety which
embraces such rare dishes Us .eorried Kangaroo
and "roast thrush" \ writer il the London
Times says of another interesting feature .In
walking through tie exhibition one is struck by
the intnity of uses 10 which gas is applied 1t
acts as the motive power IN most OF the machines.
and 1t seems entirely TO have superseded coal in
the more complicated cooking stoves and ranges.
One remarkable apparatus is the Grown" heater.
By turning tap OF cold water into a comparative
ly small cylinder which is 50 arranged inside as to
present large heating surface one obtains con
tinuous stream Of boiling water"
The Republican journal., 1880-11-18
The Modern School Teacher

Twas Saturday night and teacher sat
Alone her task pursuing
She averaged this and she averaged that,
Ot all her class was doing.
she reckoned percentage many boys
And so many girls all counted,
And marked all the tardy and absentees.
And to what all the absence amounted.
Names and residences wrote in full
over many columns and pages.
Canadian, Teutonc. African. Celt
And averaged all their ages.
The date of admission cf every one
And cases OF tlagellatIon.
And prepared a list of the graduates
For the county examination.
Her weary head sank low on her book
And her weary heart still lower
For some Of her pupils had little BRAIN
And she could not furnish more
She slept, she dreamed it seemed She died
And her spirit went to Hades
And they met her there with a question fair
"Statc what the per cent OF your grade is r.
A Is had slowly rolled away.
Leaving but partial traces.
And the teachers spirit walked one day
In the Old familiar places
mound of tosSlized school reports
Attracted her observation,
As high as the State -houSe dome and as wide
As Boston since annexation
She came TO the spot where they buried her bones
And the ground was we'll built over
But laboreIS digging threw out a Skull
once planted beneath the clover
A disciple OF tialcn. wandering by
Paused TO look at the dlggers
And picking the Skull mp, looked through the eve
And saw 1t was lined with figures
Just as | Thought said the Young NJ. y
How easy it is 10 kill EN-
Statistics ossided every fold
CerpbTulN and cprgbplIEr,,
The Republican journal., 1880-11-18
Worse than Death.

Miss Mary Warnock of Paterson n j., was
STOPPING down under the belts of her winding
frame when her hair which hung down her back.
was caught in the machinery. All her endeavors
to disengage herself were futile and she was
dragged to short distance to where the belts
passed over the blocks When her Mortified fellow
employees sprang to where she had fallen the belts
and blocks were covered with blood and they were
making sad sport with part OF the scalp of the
unfortunate young lady.
This part, perfectly circular in form and nearly
three inches in diameter had been torn from the
center Of the upper portion Of the skull and was
whirled about between the belts and blocks. Be
sides tearing out the circular piece Of the scalp
the machinery had torn the scalp into two por-
tions, the wound extending from the back of the
neck to the forehead, where it separated into two
branches 10 the left it ran across the forehead,
over the temple and behind the ear. a part of
which was carried off. That portion of the scalp
hung on the shoulder of the unfortunate girl
On the right side the injury was still more ex-
tensive, the wound running down the forehead and
over the face carrying with it the whole of the
right ear, and the larger portion of the eye brow
and eyclashes and portion Of the cheek and
ending IN the neck about an inch under the center
Of the jawbone. This mass Of quivering flesh
rendered more horrible by the protruding eyeball
denuded Of its natural covering, struck horror into
the hearts of those who beheld the sight The
physicians entertain hopes of saving her life
though she will of course remain terribly disfgured
The Republican journal., 1880-11-18
Receiving the Returns At Mentor

GEN. GARFIELD AND HIs FRIENDS
A special despatch to the Boston Herald from
Gen. Garicld's home in Mentor, Ohio, tells how
the news was received there election night
8 30 p. NJ Senator Blaine teIegraphs Maine
gives you handsome majority over all opposing
tickets At this hour the honest farmers of the
surrounding country are croWdlng The scene
Is a truly democratic one IN the best sense of the
word. There is utter freedom from restraint. and
the central figure of the group, who knows at this
moment that he is President elect, shows no sign
OF eaton, but reads the elegram aloud 20 the
company with much c, OlueSS as if nothing
strange OF important had taken place. A little
OF his is passing pal! of apples to the listeners
who munch the fruit, smoke their cigars and con
Familiarity with the President elect as
they do with each other. If any empire is impend
ing there is not much sign OF it here o-nght The
earliest days OF the republic could furnish no finer
example of Republican planness and simplicity
than is shown here at the rural home Of our next
President The vote of Mentor has lust been re
ported and causes great rejoicing among the citi
zens here 1t shows Republican gain OF l3 over
the october election, and Is the largest Republican
vote and majority given in this town. 1t
shows how Gen. Garfield stands with his nearest
neshbors, and evidently pleases him as much as
anything which has yet been received Speaking
of his delay in denying the commences Of the
Morey Chinese letter, Gen. Garfield said to your
correspondent that he waited purposely three DAYS
IL order to give the Democrats time to fully com
NIT themselves. Knowing that they would gladly
improve the opportunity and thus injure their
own cause. Reading dispatch from Richmond,
Va, indicating that the Bourbons had carried that
state, he said he was glad that the Republicans
there had not fused with the Readusters, as he
was intlexibly opposed to any union with men
who would disregard public obligations. Just now
he remarked that the results Of this election were
three things-frst, that tie American people are
determined to stand in defence of their national
ity second that they mean to sustain good, fair,
honest financial legislation third that they do
not propose to let American politics degenerate
into dsgraceiul war of mud.
The Republican journal., 1880-11-18

About seven o'clock Of the night of the
eleventh day out Capt. Vessels for the
first time since the accident, entered the
cabin and took his seat at the head Of the
table. tie looked sad, gloomy and eX
hausted Although he had been so long
without food, | noticed he was not eat
ing, Not word was uttered by any of
the passengers. approached the cabin,
and, quietly seating myself at his right,
sald, IN tones as firm as | could command :
"Well, captain, how does it look "
lie did not Immediately reply or look
at me. Thinking he had not heard me,
] was about to repeat the question, when
he gently placed his hand on mine, and
with an expression 50 sad, 50 mourntul,
that shall never forget it, replied
II Will tell You. No small boat can be
launched, or can live, in such i sea as is
now raging. Our machinery is disabled
beyond repair our sails are frozen and
unmanagcable- We have sprung a leak
on the larboawl quarter. Our pumps
are broken The water is gaining on us
with such rapidity that, if Ihc wind does
not SHIFT before midnight 50 as to throw
us on our stafboard, and thus enable us
to pass sail oyY the leak on the lar
board, we Will be at the bottom when
that hour arrives. Now, 90 to work.
cheer up Your fellow passengers, particu-
larly the poor ladies and children If We
should never meet again, believe that /
nave done all III the power of human
being to save the ship and the precious
IlNeS ntruSted to my care. MAY the
great God have mercy ON uS all p
The Republican journal., 1880-11-18
A Ship Railway at Tehuantepec.

Captain Eads, whose name is familiar from his
connection with the Mississippi river ietties has
started for Mexico to endeavor to secure the sane
ton and co operation of the Mexican authorities
to his proposed ship railway across the Isthmus of
Tehuantepec His purpose is to make careful
survey of the whole route examine the harbors on
both sides. ascertain the best locations and dis
cover what grades will be encountered Basine
| his opinion upon a number OF surveys that have
already been made across the Isthmus for a canal
| Captain Eads feels confident that no GRADES OK
| ceoding 53 feet per mile will be found He Dre
| ers this to the Panama or Nlcaragua runtes he
cause the distance between New York ana san
| Francisco is shorter by 1900 miles thau h,- the
| former and 100 miles than by the latter ana this
| fact he urges il more than sufficient to rnunier-
balance the claims of the pr0pretors Of tile canals
iii the matter Of shorness of distance between the
! two oceans The width Of the rehuanteyec Istb
| mus is Is miles: Of the Isthmus Of Nicaragna
| l}5 miles and of the lathmus Of Panama Is miles
White the grades of all are about the same there
! are other reasons besides saving of distance
which the protector of the ship railway considers
weighing in favor of his route He claims thai
| the railway can be buili much chpaDer and uuick
| er ana operated much cheaper and can TRANSPORT
! ship much quicker than any canal that eyerT if
the Panama or Nicaragua routes were selected tor
| a railway it would have the advantage OF enc
third to one half less cost of original construction
| over canal as designed bv Count dc nesscps. that
the outlay required to maintain a canal Would ok
| coed the whole cost Of operating railway Cap-
tain Eads further declares that the most eminent
ship builders and engineers III America and Europe
! have pronounced a snip railway practicable. and
| as (hu Mexican government has already made
several grants for canals he thinks he viii liud nd
| CItiicuty in convincing the authorities Of mo
| great advantages Of a railway over canal and Sc
! cure the concessions he is to ask
As regards the question Of the probable amount
/ Of tonnage that would patronzt d short transit
across the lsthmus, we find pretty fair illustra
tlon Just at this moment in the condition of the
The Republican journal., 1880-11-18
History of corner in Pork

The Chicago Times has published detailed ac
count OF the great Armour pork deal, which was
finally closed out on the lst of November 1t was
the most gigantic and successful deal ever attempt
ed in pork In July, 1879, after member of
the firm of Armour Il Co, had returned from Eu-
rope where he had been taking observations of
the pork market the firm began buying pork. ard
in December when it had risen to Sli, closed out,
making profit of s., 100000. Not satisfied that it
hadreachedthe highest point they continued buy
ing until pork had dropped from Sl4 to So p, absorb
ing their profit and an additional million In April
of this year they again began buying at from SO
to $l05O barrel, and bought up go 600 barrels of
spot pork between these figures, and $50 900 bar
rels Of options For the last three months they
have been closing out their gigantic purchases at
prices ranging from SIG to $s 50, clearing over 81
900, 600 on this deal, and being winners the two
deals to the extent Of Sc 900 900
The Republican journal., 1880-11-18
The Nova Scotia Gold Mines.

Although gold mining in Nova Scotia
was begun in 1861, it is only within the
past few months that her mines have at
tracted much attention in this country.
Indeed, we doubt if the fact that gold
had been found in Nova Scotia is now
known to many in the United States.
Yet something like $4,000, 900 worth of
gold has been taken from these mines,
by an expenditure Of labor that made the
yield equal to over - per day. This cal
culation is made on the basis of SIS per
ounce, though the tineness Of the Nova
Scotia gold gives it value Of about
$3.50 per ounce. The total number Of
ounces extracted in 1862 was 7,21J; in
1868 the product was doubled and in
the following years it increased until it
reached 27,3l4 ounces in 1867 This is
the largest yield thus far reported. From
that time there was decrease until 1874,
when the yield was only 9,lI0 ounces.
Since then there has been a yearly in
crease, reaching l3.S0l ounces in 1870
In all these Years very little scientific or
systematic mining was d0nc, nOr has the
machinery used been such as to produce
the best results. Most of the mines have
shown increasing richness the deeper they
We're worked, and now that American
capital has been invested in them they
are likely to produce 4 larger yield than
formerly, The history Of one mine, To-
Gated within sixteen miles Of Halifax,
gives 4 good idea Of how mining opera
tionS have been conducted III Nova Scotia
This mine has been iii existence some
sixteen years. On four different occa-
sIons it was worked and abandoned by
men who thought they knew something
! about gold mining \ little more than
year ago fifth attempt was made, and
when the mine had reached 4 depth Of
sixty five feet its paying qualities We're
50 clearly demonstrated, that New York
company purchased it for S~0ONO, and
at once erected machinery and pro
ceeded to work the mine cnergotically.
| New shafts We're sunk tor 4 distance Of
! 400 feet along the lode, some of them to
the depth OF lG5 feet, and already the
gold obtained has more than paid for the
mine, and the quartz now being taken
ont i rir n -, than ony bprat nfora ,i,taina1
The Republican journal., 1880-11-18
From the Massachusetts Ploughman
Farming in Maine,

the greatest profit was had from the
dbre which after the various processes
Of "rotting,' breaking" swinging"
"combing, spinning" and weaving,
made the famous ''toW," 'tow and linen"
linen" shirts, sheets and trowsers of the
pioneers Every woman was worker of
lax and wool in those early davs and
Every household con
Jlined the big wool spinning wheel and
The little wheel or flax spinner. Nearly
tvcry garnet of those olden houses contains
ellcs and remnants OF those domestic
nplementS OF home cloth manufacture
NJ the present, lax is not grown, very
rW OF the younger portion OF the farming
ommunlty would know it as plant 1t
perfectly at home in Maine, and could
cmand be made for the fibre, it would
ac one OF our most remunerative crops
lhc seed finds ready sale. 1t is val
ahle remedial agent in sickness, and
-Jenlng feed unsurpassed in richness.
furnishes the best of drying oils for
ntiug, and the cake or resduum is
td by feeders and dairymen to furnish
Ut or cream to the animals treated
AlIieJ is a crop once considerably
CROWN that is now obsolete. Ii has a
uchant for newly cleared burned lands
Nl in this respect resembles rye in its
rcS II furnishes a good Weld of coarse
N-led 1lne 1erneIlcd grain or seed which
eaten III fowls or stock. but is NOT 10
recommended where herter kinds can
/. lis readily obtained Its chief usa
aN Is as a soiljnp plant. II was yery
.rly allied to the much talked of HIM
-lJau rrlSs and isl 3Iuahle fof.irs to,,,re
.ther than It's seed.
India wheat or NuekVheat used 10 be
sltjvated much more formerly than NJ
resent. 1t is a safe hardy cron thar can
,aWn late like barley or yellow evrJ
.ns and ON land of only moderate fer
gwiN Give fair returns. II will also
urrate rood treatment and recjnrn-
III, 1l Il HIRE Weld. 1t !, crown bv
.nt H. lute pasture tor bees. and by
MIS- Al green inanurur crop. For
t-hlng under. two rrops ppr ycar can
X 'l.'' @''-, o'ls ~ T.?l'I v''n
Ja. Is ycrg inexpensive in its culture,
harvesting aud thre>hin4. 1t makes
9"G change n hen feed, ground for hogs,
''ltcN ift CRITTERS anu "hatteI cakes
the VeHps h9D,o Many object To it
0aau>e beng easy to drop its seeds,
.-le live Owen and come up the succeed
year WE have never found serious
.abIe from it a, q weed and as q weed
refer It 70 very much else we have to
intend against The straw is eaten
III relish. although presenting an unin-
tU- appearance. by most an stock, as
langc It makes i good bedding for
..k, hogs. Or horses. 1t makes good
U.ch for trees or plants. being heavy
d packing closely.
Pumpkins and squash are raised on
.cry farm hut not for market except
.oar The cities Cucumbers are raised to
some extent for the pickle markets, and
found profitable. oar climate gives
qulok. crisp, tender growth which is
-uy desirable Melons are ony culti-
ted aS garden adjmcts uud rarcN SUD
The Republican journal., 1880-11-18
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE

Journal reporter. In reply to the question wheth
er the Greenback party was not practically broken
up, he said:
well, yes, it is pretty well used up by Fusion;
but we have got 5000 straight Greenbackers lett,
on which to rebuild our party. We have got to
begin small again We shall get to work in the
SPRING and shall be big enough to hold the bal
ance OF power in good many towns, A party
that has got an idea can do good deal if it's only
got great brains. There are great many who
have gone into fusion, who will go over to the
Democrats, but have seen lots Of men day who
say they are done with fusion"
Don't you think you made bad move in fusng
last summer z
YES, it was terrible bad move. / fit it from
the beginning. Fusion has almost killed us. |
have felt, the whole year, that | was poweress.
Now, we have got to 90 back to small things
But for the straight ticket, we should have been
annihilated Hereafter we shall fight Fusiouists
same as Republicans
What do you think of the way the Democrats
have handled the financial questions, this year 2
They have talked just we do, in Maine and
exactly the opposite in New York They can't
handle any question themselves. They have no
principles
Being asked what the Grcenback programme is
to be, he said
I'VE shall push first to get the silver dollar the
bass OF currency in this country This will raise
prices about twenty-five per cent, and they will
Stay up II Will drive gold out the country buJ
tnat is no matter. 1t will 90 somewhere else and
do somebody else some good Next we shall 90
against the coIu reserve That we want used to
pay the bonds. Then We Shall 90 for the national
banks
low will the Greenbackers vote in organizing
the national House e
They viii vote by themselves They won't
vote for either Democrats or Republicans They
are true. Ladd will probably 20 With the Demo
Gratis He belongs with them Mnrch has com
nltted himself, ST. he will 20 with US
The Republican journal., 1880-11-18
A Sailors Peril.

MIR. Beale, an Engllshman, who had gone ashore
on one of the Bonin Islands to look for Shells
noticed suddenly at his feet an extraordinary look
ing animal crawling toward the surf which it had
evidently only Just left. 1t creeping on its
eight legs, which, from their soft and infeXible
nature, bent considerably under the weight Of its
body. that it lifted py its efforts but little
above the rocks. 1t appeared much alarmed at
seeing hlm and made every effort to escape Mr.
Beae endeayored to stop it tv pressing on one OF
It's legs with his foot but although he used con
siderable force for that purpose, its strength was
so great that it several times liberated its limb in
spite OF all the efforts he could employ the wet
and slippery rocks. He then laid hold with his
hand of one of the tentaces IN which its limbs
terminated aud held it firmly, so that it appeared
as II the limb would be torn asunder by the united
efforts OF himself and the creature.
de then gave it "a powerful jerk wishing to dis
engage 1t from the rocks to which it clung forci
bly, with its suckers This effort it etfectually re
sisted; but the moment after the apparently en-
ragged animal lifted its head, with its large project
ing eyes, and suddenly sprang upon Mr.. Beale's
arm and losing his hold Of the rocks clung to it by
means of its suckers with great power endeavor-
ing to get its beak, which could now be seen be
tween its arms in position to bite. A sensation
Of horror pervaded Mr. Beales whole frame when
lie found that this hideous animal had fixed itself
so firmly on his Its cold, Shiny grasp was
extremely sickening: and he called loudly to the
captain, who came and released him by destroying
his tornentor with the boat knife, which he ac-
eompllshed by cutting away portions at time.
H. Y Star
During the voyage of the Emperor of Russia's
yacht llvadla to Brest, an accident of startling
character occurred engaged as a stoker
was asked to hold an electric lamp that was being
swung tor lighting the stoke hole. He incautious
ly touched the wire with one of his hands and
with the other completed the current by grasping
the brass rod surrounding the lamp The force of
the current struck him dead All efforts to revive
him were unavaihng, and the disintegration of the
tissues Of the body found next day to be so
great that it was necessary to bury him at sea.
Among the gifts displayed at San Francisco
wedding recently, the check of the brides
father for 100000. The cashier of the bank on
which the check was drawn was guest. 1t was
observed that he looked queerly at the document,
then turned up his and remarked: "Why,
he hasn't 900 to his credit in our bank"
The handspring of Italian music in the 18th
century, says a recent writer, was the exclusive
and passionate worship Of the human voice" But
Italian music has experienced change. Its main
spring is now in box, and is worked with a
handle