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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-22

Ne,cport, august l0.-This evening
Mr.. Stuar Cumberland, the thought-read
er. OF London, invited a distinguished
company to meet him in his rooms at the
Ocean House. to witness a series OF eX-
bibitions of his skill 10 making known the
thoughts of others. Society turned OUT
in full ~force-that is, the majority of those
invited responded and very kindly acceded
TO Mr.. Cumberlaud's requests to become
subjects
Among those present were the E,rl
and Countess OF [ nslow, Mrs. Paran Ste
vens. Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mr.,
W. X. Wander bit. Mr. and Ms. Thoma.
F. Cushing, Mrs. Richard VI. Hunt, Nr
Richard Hunt, Mr.. aud Mrs. George II
Bend and Colonel Allan Gardr er.
Mr.. Cumberland explained to hi, ,ii>
tinguished company that if the subject
would only concentrate his thoughts
upon an article, and not permit nm
self TO waver, he could make certain Of
discovering the article if ii was within
a ouartel tof a mile:.of tt place.
Mr.. Cumberland 5 success to night was
almost phenomenal. He stated to the
company that he had cabled Mr.. La
bouchere offering to accept his bet of /,
600 to 100 francs made with Bishop that
he would tell the number of i bankDote,
but the colleague of Bradlaugh had Dot
replied.
After his explanat on Mr. Cumberland
asked the Earl Of On>low to look AFRO ind
the room. think of an article within sight
and keep his thoughts upon it Then
binding up his own eyes Mr.. Cumberland
took Lord Onslow's hand and without
the least apparent difficulty put bis fingers
upon a pair of Eyeglasses hanging upon
the waistcoat of one OF the gentlemen.
EXPERIMENTS WITH ms
Then MIR. Cumberland requested NJ.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mr.. George
Read to take each a pin and while he
(Mr. Cumberland) was absent from the
room to stick them IN any place they
liked. Mr.. Cumberland retired to the
c ,rridor, Lord Onslow going with him a.
d guarantee that everything was right.
Mr.. Vanderbilt STRUCK his pin in the
back OF Mr.. Cu>hILg's coat, anu the
whereabouts of Mr.. Bend's IS explained
hereafter. Mr.. Cumberland had not the
least difficulty in discovering the pin in
Nr. Cushing's coat. but when he attemp-
ted to and that hidden by Mr.. Bend he
stumbled in his effort and appeared to be
very much exhausted. lie had his ewes
bandaged, and with Mr.. Bends hand ia his
CROPPED along, standing on chairs to reach
the walls and going to every conceivable
place. The mind-reaier could not make
out the trouble and finally asked il ny
body else present knew where the hin
was. An affirmative reply was given and
the party answering was used as "a subject
with almost instant success, for Mr.. Cum
berland at once went to Mr.. Bend.
There stuck III his walstcoat was the
pin.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-22
FIRST PREMIUM AT RALEIGH Fair, 1882:
Traction Engine,

GUIDE WITH OF WITHOUT HORSES.
! other prominent manufacturers. First Prepll" aud t'o'
With Double Speed. Travels , TO 6 ME Per hgur VIZ
10 and II Horse Power. with or without Steering tear luie
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19
The Political Outlook,

The skies are Frightening everywhere. In
New York there are assurances that harmony
will prevail between the opposing Republican
factions. and this alone is needed to ensure a
Republican victory at the next election. The
Pennsylvania Republicans have Just held their
State convention. and its work meets with
hearty appreciation. The New York Tribune
says the action of the convention ''assures a
Republican victory in Pennsylvania this fall"
The Philadelphia Press says ut has nomi-
mated strong ticket after a free contest OH Il
progressive platform, and has shown that II
Republican convention finds its best leadership
in the general sense and spirit of the Republi-
can masses" And in conclusion: ''Altogether,
the convention did a good days work, which
will cement the new harmony and unity of the
party. and a campaign fought with the same
judgment and spirit will be crowned with vie
tory" The advices from Ohio are equally en-
couraging. Senator Sherman has expressed his
belief that victory will crown the efforts of the
Republicans, and representative Mckinley. of
that State, said in Washington on the I1th =
"Our prospects are bright. and | believe the
Republicans will not only elect Foraker but
have majority in the LEGISLATURE Mr.. Me
kinley said further that the Scott law is becom-
ing more popular every day, and that,
While this law is going to prove satisfactory
on the whole to the liquor men, it is going to
bring to the support of the Republican ticket
also very large proportion of the prohibition
vote. The prohibtionists are anxious to get
all the votes they can for the prohibitory
amendment to the constitution, and they have
sense enough to see that the way to do that is
not to fight the party which enacted the Scott
law. | think, too. that we are going to gain
many votes on the tariff issue-especially among
the German,. Other influences are at work
silently in behalf of the Republicans which will
probably manifest themselves before our cam
paign fairly opens four weeks hence.
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

FISH AND FISHING. The sardine industry,
says the Calais Times, is extending at Lubec.
There are three factories in operation, one
nearing completion, and one in North Lubec
on which work has Just begun. Browns
factory employs about 30 hands, and pays out
for fish and labor an average of 500 per week.
The QuOddy Packing Co. employs GO hands
and pays out 5000 per week. GilIice, Wolf 4
Pike have the largest factory here. They en-
ploy over 100 hands. BY means of patent
oven recently placed in their factory they can
take care of twenty hhd. of fish per day
double the quantity either of the other factories
can handle. Sealers make the best pay w. s.
Cleayes earned in one week last year $2S.52.
He sealed in four days over 5000 cans The
aewiye season at Dennysvle is about over
The catch does not vary much from last year,
being about four hundred barrels. Prices
have ruled higher than usual. Probably $3.50
will be realized from them The salmon fish
cry has not been IA success. Meddybemps
Lake is swarming with alewives. The people
are dipping barrels of them, and curing them
for winter use....The Gazette SAYS The bass
are not taken from Dexter pond in great
quantities, still about every day somebody gets
Il nice string. We hear that Il good many
small fish have been found in the pond this
season dead and floating on the surface What
this signifies, if it signifies anything, we know
not.....Fish Warden Martin, of China is on the
track of those who violate the law. He lately
captured seine u feet long and feet wide, at
Peth's Pond. in Wnslow Fish Commissioner
Stilwell returned to Bangor last week from Il
trip to the northwestern portion of the State
where he turned out one hundred thousand
young land-ocked salmon in Rangeley waters
......Mr. c. W. Tracy, of Gouldsboro, recently
appointed State fish and game warden, has it
is said, been going for the lobster catchers with
4 sharp stick.....SchoOner Edward f. Webster
has stocked $94GG in mackerel fishery this
season, and is high line of the New England
heet......The tonnage of the district of Glouces-
ter for the quarter ending June 30 comprised
505 vessels, 81 1860 tons, an increase over the
previous quarter of nine vessels, 1446.1 10 tons,
and over the corresponding date of last year of
% vessels 33S09S tons.
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

HALIFAX, n. s., July IA. Much interest
was felt here as to the result of the application
for writ of habeas corpus by Rogers Amero
OF Digby, y. S., who is charged with the MUIR
der of Mrs. Eta q. Carlton of Watertown,
Mass, on March IS last. The court room was
well filled at the time announced for the de-
clslon. The Supreme Court. consisting of Chief
Justice Mcdonald and Judges Weatherbee.
Rlgby and Thompson, delivered judgment, and
refused to discharge Amero. The Chief JUS
tice, who delivered the judgment of the Court
decided that the dispositions taken in the United
States We're duly authenticated under the law
or Nova Scotia, and were properly received
The alleged defects in the warrant in omttinp
to state that the United States '.meant the Unit
ed States of America, and omitting anv other
description of the crime than that of murder"
he dealt WITH and cited authorities to show
that even if it was defective, since fresh war
rant could have been issued by Judge Savarv.
the Court would not discharge the prisoner
upon that ground. He held that even if the
Court, upon such an application, could review
the evidence, there was abundant evidence of
guilt Judge Rigby, in concurring, cited author-
ties upon the question of the warrant, and he. .
with Judge Weatherbee and Judge Thompson,
thought the evidence of guilt quite sufficient
There is no appeal from this decision to the
Supreme Court of Canada, it being expressly
taken away in eXtradition cases Deceive Wig
gin of Wiggin Il Woods's agency of Boston. is
here awaiting the requisite order from the Min
lister of Justice for Ameros removal to Boston,
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19
Sudden Death of Gen. Tom Thumb.

Charles Herwood Stratton. better known to
the public as General Tom Thumb" died at
his residence in MiddIeboro, Mass, Friday
morning of apopexy. He has been slightly in
disposed for a few days, but nothing serious
was anticipated. The deceased was born in
Bridgeport Conn, January 4, 1898, and was.
consequently, 45 years old. At the age of four
years he entered the service of p. II. Barnum
and has ever since been before the public He
leaves widow who has been on the stage with
him since their marriage in 1868. The remains
will be sent to Bridgeport for interment. The
Generals wife is in Cincinnati.
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19
A Cold Day for the Sand Lot Orator.

An associated press telegram from New York
says: The announcement that Dennis Kearney
would be present Sunday afternoon at meet
ing of the Central Labor Union drew larger
number than usual of delegates and outsiders
to Clarendon Hall. Before the meeting began
Kearney harangued the crowd from the outer
steps until the proprietor of the hall ordered
him to stop speaking. When his name was an
nounced within and motion was made to
grant him the floor, uprOar and confusion broke
out.
''Where did he get money to come here 2"
was called out, and his friends yelled, "Who is
the father of the Chinese act?' At length the
motion was lost by a vote of thirty-eight to
twelve and kearney strobe out denouncing the
''blatherskites and dirty loafers.' Some of
kearney's admirers hired another room in the
same building and there Kearney made speech
denouncng the labor union.
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

tbp lf.-f -NiN ,r,,t
yor fo. thu, n,rpo., If ,,l,,foo. with the t.>c,,o.
Street nine.
fEkS"NAL. Mf = W. Co'N'"t Lewiston, ''r""
Master OF "dd Fellows ami his wife, wer" In Rel
last '"SV wees, lHeS '"oN " iEP l' N"''i"fl '"'
were nU'" p''"'e' win our summer resort 49,
NV "' ''''''' l'i'N''S o. "tN guy ""'
n"" "''''' M arrived III heIl"7' "-'
"etN' "n' WIN MS fanny WIZ spend ms vacation
!" t"'> Nlrill'y MIS- > n Neeo' %! MIne"I""S
- ~ "''i"9V l"f '"r summer go " N"'"H ""i
l"'i'l "n ~ = oi'l'" '"' WIZ vi 'n'7 'IA H'''
the season. and have moved down.. Mr.. T. S. Bar.
| bour and family, of Detroit, Michigan, are the
guests of Mr.. C.. B. IIalelline, of belfast Mr.
Fred Fletcher principal Of The Caetue IIgl ~cHouJ,
| and Wife are in Belfast where they will pass th,
summer vacation..-,. William Henry ami Horace
Anderson, of Portland, former Belfast boys, were
in this city ON Mpntay .... Mrs Richard McAli-tcr
and family, of Boston, are at Belfast, the guests pt
O. G.. WhiLe....W. A. Kimball. formerly in the cu.
| ploy OF the Portland steamers, Is now employed iy
| the Boston and Bangor Mr.. j. H. Cooper
and son, Of New York, are in Belfast fora yi~it...-
IL e. Mcdonald Will leave the last of the week i"r
| a TRIP 70 Cape Breton, with his brother capt ho-
| Mcdonald in schr. Edward johnson which goes
HUN vi il''ii' " WV '"S lo' '"''' i'''' - "'
trout hshlnE IN cape breton waters Ahd the We
| Donalds will try their luck while there, Miss
| Louise Baldwin, well known here, is prma DONNA
! soprano of the Standard Opera Company which has
| just begun season OF grand opera in St John, \.
B....KeN. Theodore Gerrish is to lecture in t3uu.
den to-day (Thuraday) and has also been engaged
| to deliver the Grafton there on next Memorial
| Day. Mrs CArman and family, OF New ! ork, ar
! rived on Wednesday, and will occupy II. +. Nc
| Donalds cottage for one month...Mr. f. C. Ba-.
| sick, of Bridgcpor Ct, with some of tine members
! of his family is in town.
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iSte Marina Sly"ird OF hurhht'' gives l'ei ' "A''
| ter huhlce MeSerVey anu her sons "l'E''" NJ"
James W. ana '"hh Nj. NaS NaFu .ne sun oI $40
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The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

Much regret is expressed at Gen. Chamber
lain's resignation of the Presidency of Bowdon
College. He became President of Bowdoin in
1871, but has been intimately connected with
the College for twenty-cight years.
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

The New York Times prints forty-nine COL
umLs of answers to letters written to over 400
points in the United States as to who is the fav-
orlte candidate of the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis. majority of the answers are in favor
of Blaine from the Republicans and of TilIen
for the Democrats.
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

EX-Gov. Plalsted is still in search of an organ
and is said to have bought out the Augusta New
Age. This time he may be able to parade him
self as editor-in-chief But there's nothing in
a name-in this case
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

Dorsey, by way of preparing to Join the Dem
Ocratlc party, has confessed himself rascal
His mud flnging at Garfield's tomb will serve
no other purpose than to expose his own ma
llgnity, treachery, and pure cusseclncss.
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

States that will hold elections this year are
Kentucky, Iowa, Ohio, Massachusetts, Connec-
ticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
Maryland, Virginia, Mississippi and Minnesota
Kentucky elects Aug 6 ; Ohio and Iowa follow
in October, the others being November States.
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

''Compliments for the Maine coast are coming
in Showers" says the Eastern State, and it
might be added that another kind of showers
have been unusually frequent of late
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

The Premium List for the Twenty-tirst State
Fair at Lewiston, Sept. 1921, and embracing
the united fairs of the State Agricultural, State
Pathological, and Androscoggin Agricultural
Societies - has just been issued from the office
OF the Lewiston journal. 1t makes pamphlet
OF 20 pages, Oh heavy paper, and finely printed
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

The Mt. Desert Herald entered upon it's third
volume with last weeks issue, and appeared in
an enlarged form. The Herald is prospering
and deserves its prosperity.
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

The editor of the AroostOok Republican is
evidently of the opinion that there is no place
like home. He has recently returned from
Rockland and Augusta and SAYS:
Our short visit to the ''outside" world has
done us good. We return stronger in the CON
viction than ever before that Aroostook is the
best part of Maine.
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

Webb teegraph- to- the Boston journal that
"Alr. Murch is much wanted in Washington
He has disappeared and has not left his address
All inquiries have failed to receive satisfactory
answers" Several stonecntters who testified
Saturday fatly contradicted that portion of
Murehs testimony in which he represented that
himself and other stonecutters employed under
the b per cent. contracts We're ordered to "sol-
der" in their work
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

The Philadelphia Times calls it the betrayed
dollar, and the New Orleans Picayune says that
as it is not legal tender it must be an illegal
tough.
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

Many of the Maine towns have been expert
menting this year with road machines and the
testimony thus far is uniformly favorable The
Dexter Gazette says:
That piece Of new road. on Mill street hill
built Il short time since with the Pennock Road
Machine, nobly stood the severe test of the
heavy showers Of Thursday last. 1t is cut by
no gulleys, but maintains its shape. and appar-
emily IS in about as good IA condition as ever
Considering the fact that there has been but
very little travel upon it since it was made, to
harden it, ii is significant fact that it has stood
the test so well.
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19
Church Attendance.

The symposium in recent number of the
has attracted good deal of attention and pro-
voked much criticism. The sweeping assertion,
of ga Mont -Church-G Gocr'' in the Review WERE
however, so effectuay disposed of by the sue
ceeding papers that further comment hardly
seemed necessary. Indeed. it appeared as
though man Of straw had been set up for
Messrs. Ward. Pullman and Rylance to knock
down. The former presents statistics which
prove the random assertion that ''onv small
proportion, even of intelligent or eminentlv re-
spectacle people are regular attendants upon
religious services on Sunday" and ''the proper
ton is diminishing year by year. to be wholly
unwarranted "On the contrary saws the rev.
erend gentleman. 1.-THE proportion is increasing
rapidly that if a Mont Church-G oer's' life
should be prolonged many decades. the greater
likelihood is that he will have to hide himself
away or emgrate to escape the danger of being
converted. The statistics which make GOOD
this statement are thus summarized: The in
crease in population since 1900 has been nine
fold: that in evangelical COMMITMENTS has
been twcnty-seven fold three times as great aS
in the population.' This is an emnentIy salts
factory showing to those who uphold the church
and its influence: but it should not be permitted
to cause any relaxation in the efforts to increase
the attendance at our churches and to extend
their usefulness
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19


Miss Anna Smith. the daughter of the late
Rear-Admiral Joseph Smith, United States
Navy. . the father of the monitors" has
presented to the House of the Good Shep-
herd, Washington the capacious residence and
grounds of the late Admiral on Ninth-street
Just north of X, that city. for a reformatory for
women. The property is valued at S25 600
The Washington Star, in mentioning the gift
says: Miss Smith has taken another house
and VIII continue to reside in this city. where
she Is greatly beloved, especially among the
poor who have been the recipients of her bolrn-
ty. The late Admiral left to his daughter. his
only remaining child, Il large revenue
Admiral Smith was Maine man. native of
Waldoboro, and has relatives in this city His
daughter is Il member of the Catholic church
and at one time entered a convent with the in
tention Of taking the black veil, but left the
institution on account of her health. She lives
a secluded life.
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

Saturday last was day of storms; lightning,
wind and rain causing widespread destruction
from Maine to Missouri. The lightning did
much damage throughout York and Cumber-
land counties. a Brunswick residence was
struck. the inmates having narrow escape.
the North Auburn boot and shoe factory burn
ed, and the Methodist church at Ferry Village,
Cape Elizabeth, struck and somewhat damaged.
No persons were seriously injured in Maine
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

TiIden seems likely to prove the Old Man of
the Sea of the Democratic party
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19
THE NOVA SCOTIA FIsIIERII Is

The fisheries have long been source of
wealth to Nova Scotia, and the BUSINESS is now
prosecuted with improved methods. greater en-
terprise, and is returning larger ptofits than
ever before. Formerly the chief markets for
dried fish were in the West Indies and South
America, and the fish had to be very thorough
ly dried and light in color. Fishing Was mainly
carried on in small boats. Now vessels which
are a close imitation in model of the American
hshermen are employed, and the Development
of the Northwest has opened up profitable
market for partially cured fish. The town of
Lunenburg alone sent a fleet of one hui hdred sail
10 the Banks tins season, of which number one
fourth were new vessels. We were told of one
man who bought fishing vessel, VI hich cost
with her outfit, $4,000. During year she made
three or four trips to the Banks and one from
Newfoundland TO New York with herring and
at the end of the twelve months the vessel had
paid for herself and the owner had 50 900 TO her
credit. rms must have been exceptional good
fortune but the business generally is said to be
very prOfitabe
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19
lie LIQUOR TRAFFIC

1t was something of surprise to find that
efforts are being made in Nova Scotia Ilnd New
brunswick to suppress the sale of liquPr I'm
der local option laws some of the counties have
voted to refuse licenses, and the result is that
instead of an open bar you step behin "a cur
tam or into back room when you want glass
of beer or something stronger. The rel port of a
case i'll MOncton reminds us of attempts to en-
force the law in Maine. A warrant w4s placed
IN the hands of an officer, "but for reason best
known to himself he either did not SERVE the pa
pers or did not make returns. In consequence,
the accused was not asked to come before the
court" In 1884 new license law will 90 into
eject IN st. J0hn, which places many restric-
tons on the sale of liquor, and imposes fine
OF 500 for selling adulterated liquor. The st.
John Telegraph in presenting summary of the
law leaves it to its readers to Judge whether it
will be an Improvement on the present law.
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19
HE PROVINCIAL PRESS.

The newspapers of the Provinces naturally
attracted the attention of the Journalists of the
party, and although we are reluctant to criti-
else our hosts. it must be said that the halies of
st. John and Halifax are not equal in merit to
those of American cities ofithe same $ re. This
may be easily accounted for, In the first place
there are too many newspapers. Sonic twenty
years ago there We're no dailies in tile Lower
Provinces, and most of the present dailies
were originally published as tri-weeklits Turn
ing them into dailies doubled the n hmber of
papers and nearly doubled the expenses with
out increasing the patronage. Then, fn a ma
jority of cases, journalism is regarded merely as
a stepping stone to political honors OR the Sc
curing of snug place under the gov ernment
Halifax has had many able political writers on
its press, but one after the other they have been
provided with positions at Ottawa, and their
successors are no doubt looking in the same di-
rection. There is no lack of material, but until
journalism is regarded profession bf itself
and not as means to other ends, the press of
tlle trovlnceS VIII lack vitality and we'll directed
effort toward higher position.
The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

BANGOR


On Tuesday next the Belfast boy viii 60 tu Ban
sor for the purpose Of playing with the Exchange
street nine.