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ReVlvIng Fruit Trees.

\ noted New York State farmer, s. ID.
Pratt, writes the American Institute Far
mers' Club about the care of fruit trees,
as follows: Remembering Prof. Liebig's
theory hat when a vegetable is burned
the part which came from the air in the
process of its growth returns to the at
m0sphere, and the part which came from
the ground is reduced to ashes, came to
the conclusion that ashes would be bene-
tcial when applied to the roots eff the
trees They were standing in the soil
strongly inclined to clay, with a turf
around them that had not been removed
for several years. After pruning them
properly, removing every indication Of
worms, etc, and washing the body and
branches with soapsuds, began opera
tlons below, first removing the turf two
feet around the tree, then with garden
pick the ground was loosened from six to
twelve inches in depth, taking care not
TO lnjure the larger roots. Twenty or
thirty quarts of loose dirt were removed,
leaving large cavity, shaped like a sau-
GER with the tree standing in the centre
About one pint of unleached ashes was
Sprlnkled about the tree, and upon this
chip manure was placed, nearly filing
the cavity. Another pint of ashes was
sprinkled upon the fertilizer, which was
gently pressed down, and the hole cover
ed with the loose dirt taken from the
cavity, leaving the surface nearly as it
was, excepting the turf. A young or
chard was treated in a similar way. The
effect was wonderful. Plum trees that
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We have published much about horse
9hoeng. but the following trom the lrai-
NE Farmer is worthy of careful reading
'.lu removing the Old shoe prior to the
horse beng newly sh0d. each nail ought
TO he drawn by the pincers independent
~. and the shoe not torn oil as is usually
the case The shoe being removed, the
smith satisfies himself as to the obliQulty
ot the foot, which is readily done by al
lowing the horse to stand on a level floor
ana himself retiring few PAGES. so as to
obtain View ot the angle formed by the
front W the foot and the surface On which
the foot stands. The angle should be
about fifty Degrees If the obliquity is
greater, 0r il in other words the angle be
css than nifty degrees, a portion Of the
crust round the toe only and OH the
ground surface should be removed
Should the 0bliquity he correct. and
there il uperabundance Of crust, it
should be removed ly Tasping and judic
ious pairing from toe to heel. When too
great alb obliquity exists, it is owing to
the heels having been pared or rasped
more than the toe. Very few horses re-
Quire any Of the horn removed beyond
Via - uoLe III nltdnS tne Snoe :he
IioIt IoIH theIe y ptIoM tIe 5chSltile T
ll"Its lne leSS illscnlel mans oo' bH ledf
ing sufficient horn the nails are lar re-
mov@l from tie sensitive lamiuH. 1t is
not absolutely necessary for nail to
ptneliaee tne SeliSl'lNt I"lllIn' 10 cause
iLlIsch-el loF i llt nan aPpIoacileS ihe
loIn' %Ittn ,l becomes dlsplaceo, presses
uEoll 'ne idlnlll@ anu causes GolSiueIaoIe
i,aI on aleilloIdIie 50 nIShly SenSitlN e;
iien lne iit.lllS oI lnt siloe Is llpIeteo
u ma ot uduc Sulicl6Htl! warm 70
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ELkLAND, Pa, MAkCI. -. 1SS;

FINLAND, Pa, MARCH -. 1888.
To THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL: BY re-
ports from New England papers | see that the
Fusion State Committee of Maine-every MEM
Der present-haye recently held meeting in
which it was unanimously voted to again join
hands with the Bourbon Democracy. From the
fact that the proposed Prohibitory amendment
was denounced as ''unworthy of support" |
infer that the meeting of these congena spirits
was made the occasion of feast of reason and
flow of-GoPper distIied I deeply regret that
my friend Mr.. T. c. Smart, member Of that
committee for Waldo Co., should have far
forgotten the preccpts of his early training and
the instincts of his manhood, as to cast his vote
for this unholy alliance with ''rare old bour-
bon" | have always supposed him to be true
Greenbacker and friend of the noble cause of
temperance, and had fondly hoped that the
! Greenback party of Waldo county, at least,
might be spared the disgrace of appearing as 4
champion of the cause of rum All honor to
those brave men, | care not to what political
party they may belong, who voted to forever
suppress that hydra-headed monster which is
annually carrying so many thousands of the
faireSt flowers of our land down to drunkard's
grave. May the curses of widowed mothers
and orphaned children, as they bedew with
tears the graves of those they loved, forever
ring in the ears of those, who in official posi-
tons, have voted TO sustain the death-deaing
! curse of intempcrancc. What has it come to
this, that the only party which has ever appear
ed in this country bearing upon its proud BAN
ner the bright star of human progress, should
adopt rs one of the tencts Of its faith the de-
cIaraton that the cause of temperance was
| unworthy of support"
"Nicc is a monster of such hideou> MEN,
That to be hated needs but to be seem
But seen too oft. familiar with its face.
We first endure, then ply, then--embruce." ]"
Time was when the Greenback party was
aetuated by lofty principle; but its fatal con-
tact with Bourboni>m ha, brought it down to
the groyeng instincts which have ever been
the distinguishing features Of that organization.
For one. thank God that | am no longer
member of that party-this last and crewning
disgrace must fall upon other shoulders.
Sincerely hoping that these sentiments may
| find an echo i'll the breasts of at least = few
| with whom | have associated in the noble
| Greenback party af The past remain,
Very respectfully. l.. G. BArENlAN.
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Many of the Senators and Representatives
who have their families at Washington are in
no hurry to leave for home, and cutie Il number
VIII stay through April and take in Fortress
Monroe an early summer resort for a fortnight
or so.
AT 8 O'Clock Thursday evening a dynamite
explosion occurred under Westminster Palace
the English Parliament and official headquart-
ers. Great damage was done, but nobody was
kllle'i. 1t is conceded to have been Fenian
argument for the paciication of Ireland.
Chicago has enjoyed siXty-nine murders since
the beginning of 1881, forty-nne of them com
ing under the head of rum cases. As Chicago
spends flve times much on its saloons as it
does on its churches, such result is not to be
wondered at.
Patrick Eagan, former treasurer of the Land
League, who escaped secretly from Ireland has
arrived at New York He says he is on private
business, denies the charges of misappropri;.-
ton OF the Leagues funds, and denies that the
funds have been contributed towards the con
spiracy.
The full text of the agreement by which the
Eastern railroad is leased to the Boston and
Maine railroad company is published The lease
Is Tor 1orty-hve years and takes effect the first
OF next April. The lessee is to pay all eXpens-
es the interest upon the leased roads debt, So
600 annual rental, divide certain portion of
the surplus, and make stipulated improvements.
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To the Editor of the Boston Journal: /:
Though We hardly see how woman so
unfortunately placed as the one descrb-
ed 10y NJ. +. b. in the journal Of March
10 could be etfectually helped except y!
a gift of money. her desire for work leads
us to suggest that there is one occupa-
tion for which real need exists III most
country towns.
In such places few ladies keep ser
wants. vet they would be glad of some re-
iet in performing the great variety of
duties which fall to every housekeeper.
Nothing would give them so much relief
as being able to buy good home made
bread, cakes and pies whenever it was
necessary Now they are forced TO pat
runlLe tile travelling bakers. especially
IN the summer: but this is always done
with a protest. because bakers bread
isn't always paatahle. And even if the
weary housekeeper would be glad to eat
il for the sake OF saving herself trouble
uu one else In the house will do SO,
We believe that an enterprsng wo-
mdu. who is 4 good cook might open a
Shop in the centre of any country village
aDd soon earn an ample support for her
self hy simply making the best of every
thing usually found in bakers suop,
Her prices could not be high, in fact, it
is probable that Dy buying her materials
at wholesale She might sell her Ioaves at
the prices usually paid for the wretched
r.1uterte,,s s0ld bE the bakers and still
make 4 ta.r profit.
If ulouablc that 4 woman of good
executive ability could extend her busi-
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the number of crimes against chastity.
These are disagreeable facts, but 1t is
better to face them than to deny them,
even when they are stated as unpalatably
as in DR.. DiXs discourse. Every move
ment for the Strengthening of our divorce
legislation deserves the support of the
moral sentiment Of the community ; and
every assault upon the stability of the
home and the family, from whatever
quarter and in whatever disguise it may
come, should be earnestly resisted.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-03-29

Door-keeper of the year,
April. the opener,-hear!
We wait without. and cry TO thee:
With the sunshine's golden key
Open TO us straight
The grim and guarded gate,
Whose frowning barriers rise
'TwiNt us aud softer skies.
We wait without and call:
Myriads we of creatures small,
Multiudes of living things,
Sheathed blades and folded wings,
Baby germs in close-coiled rings.
Frozen earth-clods hold Us down,
Sullen skies above Us frown;
Thou alone canst liberate-
April, free us from our strait.
We stand without and wait.
We call and cry together
All in the wild March weather.
Shrill and importunate
Our summons thrills the air
And picrces everywhere:
And they VINO do not know
Who lack the finer sense
OF Nature-love intense
Crouch closer to the fire.
Stirred till it blazes higher,
And. shiv'ring, mutter low,
GLOW drearily the March-wnds blow
Avis Grey, in st. Nicholas for April.
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BELFAST, MAINE, THURSDAY, MARCH 30 1888.

physician said the chances were she
would die "Nothing to fall back upon, .
he said she has been drawing on her
capital too long; there is no recuperative
power left in her"
Mrs Chiffon could not be bothered
with the sick child 1t was not possible
in the multitude Of her general charities
to attend to specific ones. She wondered
how Christ ever got time to bother with
individual cases. She was VERY sure it
would have been a saving of ime had He
done good by the wholesale, an d not spent
so much of His precious time with blind
beggars, wretched cripples and demoniac
spirits. One kind old lady " DO dropped
in, who had learned the art bf cOnsola-
ton in the endurance of suffering her
self, suggested that perhaps Providence
had ordered the whole thing, In order to
give Mrs Chiffon opportunity for eXer-
cising charity at home. NJ rs. Chiffon
protested. And so it came t pass that
DEAR patient Mrs. Vincent W as permit
ted to take Elsie to her own heart and
home, where through long weeks OF pain
the weary sufferer fingered, brooded with
maternal tenderness by one who had
caught in large measure the spirit Of
her Master, 1t was not an hnwelcome
burden to the tender and loving disci-
pie and when one day the doctor said
"Tbare is a bare chance that she may
get yell," Mrs. Vincent took Up the daily
task with treshened joy.
one evening as they sat in the twilight
Elsie said: " You have been very good
to me, dear Mrs. Vincent, very good.
can never repay you. But let me read
you a very sweet promise 7 and she
picked up the Wel-thumbled Bible, and
tlemblDgly turned its pages Her voice
taltered as she finished the first word
'Inasmuch'-and her pale, thin hands
dropped upon her breast. Elsie was
dead. But she had left to her faithful
friend the richest legacy of Christ to
man, the blessed " lnaSmuch,' which
tells of peace and Paradise. The Con
gregationaliSt.
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Home Made Linlment.

send you a recipe tor a lInlment that
surpasses anything for taking out sore
ness reducing swelIlngs. healing up sores
and curing any man or beast that eyel
saw. 1t beats any Of the patent liniments
maze. Take linseed oil, one pint kero-
sene oil, one pint; turpentine one pint
Apply as other liniments,
This is not only the best but the cheap
est liniment for farmers that | ever saw
If you have not got the llnseed oil melt
clean hogs lard and use it in lis place.
Nv eStern Rural
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FISH AND FISHING. The members of the
fish commission who will go to London with
the United States fish exhibit are Prof e. b.
Goode, MeSsrs. K. f. Earle and A. Howard
Clarke and Captain Collins. Prof. Goode, who
will have charge of the exhibit, will start in
about two weeks, and will be accompanied by
his wife and family 1.-The New York State fish
hatchery was formally opened at Cold Spring
Harbor, l.. L., March l4th, under the auspices
of Commissioner Blackboard over two mil
lions of food fish are in the hatchery, including
several thousand salmon from Maine. 80. The
Sentinel reports the frozen herring business at
Eastport about over for the season. The fol-
lowing shipments We're made from PASSPORT
and vicinity from Dee. A. 1882, to March A.
1888: Number of cargocs 60. containing 12-
$4,000 exclusive of two parts of cargo still re-
naming containing 100000. Shipped by steam
cr, $500 hblS, S36 eases, containing $3.50 ,000
making total amount 11,240,000, Il decrease of
13,410000 from 1Ssl-S2 and Just one-half from
1SS0-S1. Although the catch of this winter was
a great deal smaller than that of last, the value
is greater the average price has been more
than double, as near as can Judge about 80 cts.
per hundred against 40 cts. last season.
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Maine is represented in the South among the
Freedmen by the following ladies: Miss A. T.
Harrington, Portland, missionary at Whining
ton. n g.; Mary X. Lunt, New Gloucester,
missionary at Selma, Ala; Miss +. P. Hayes,
Limerick, missionary at Raleigh, n. c.; Nellie
l.. Cloudman, South Windham. teacher at At
lanta, Ga; 5. l.. Emerson, IIalloWell, instruct
or in Tongaow University, Miss; Hannah A.
Lord, Center Lebanon, instructor in Straight
University, New Orleans, La; Mary L. Sands,
Saco, instructor al Atlanta University. Ga. ;
Miss Ruth +. Stinson, WeJlwich, assistant in
lie Moyne School, Memphis, Tenn. Miss Mary
Duren Hyde, formerly of Bangor, teacher at
Wilmington, n. c. These women are doing
noble work under the auspices of the American
Missionary Association. Portland Press.
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4 corresnondcnt Of the CnnntrN Gentle.

4 correspondent Of the Country Gentle
man gives it as bis opinion that iii regard
to scaldng, boiling, CT steaming, an eX-
perience of i've Years with steamed food,
for dairy Of from 30 to 50 cows, led him
to the conviction that if compelled to take
his choice and pay for it, he would pay
more for the exemption than the adopt
ion. He is convinced that cutting the
long forage pays better than any other
preparation III a vel! managed dairy.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-03-29

Samuel j. Medill, the managing editor of the
Chicago Tribune, dying at Quincy, Illinois eag
erly looked over the pages of the newly arrived
papers. "Our boys have beat them on the
Braidwood business" he said smiling, and soon
afterward died.
The ''ruling passion is strong III DEATH"
"Sam'' was at the head of the Tribune's Wash
ington bureau during session or two of Con-
gress some five or six years ago, and was then
apparently in the early stages of consumption,
the disease which carried him off. He was q
good Journalist and clever fellow.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-03-29

A correspondent Of the Boston Traveller saws
that the late Alexander III. Stephens once said
to him that the famous Southern tour of Steph-
en- A. Douglass was made by his invitation. II
sent said Alr. stephens, 'letter after letter to
Douglass advising him to come South and de-
liver some speeches, but received no reply
Not less than dozen were sent with the same
request, and still there was no answer. Then
sent a special messenger to Mr.. Douglass, who
said that he had never received one of nv let
tiers, and afterWard found out that they were
all intercepted by the postmaster.'
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The Mining journal mysteriousy alludes to
certain railroad enterprises in which Maine
men are to be interested, and is ''groping
around for further facts and particulars" We
shall endeavor to be calm until the grope un-
ravels the mystery.
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were "going to the bad revived. Peach
trees that had presented small and shliv-
elled leaves threw out luXuriant foliage,
and cherry trees gave fruit larger and
fairer than ever before"
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FARM GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

For this department brief suggestions, facts
and experiences are solicited from housekeep-
ers, farmers and gardeners. Address Agri-
cultural editor. Journal Office. Belfast Maine.
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The Longfellow Memorial Association of
Boston has received IA letter from Mr. Bennoch
III London which says that all the prclimnaries
for placing the bust in Westminster Abbey are
now arranged, sufficient capital having been
subscribed, the sculptor engaged and the po-
sltlon for the bust selected The latter is
column standing between the memorial nich of
Chaucer and the Independent bust of Dryden,
with full and uninterrupted ray of light
falling on the position: 50 the bust will occupy
central and most conspicuous place in the
poets corner.
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THE AVERAGE YIELD OF EGGs.-An
exchange says that the difference be-
tween the yield of eggs in the most
prolific cases. as compared with poor lay
ers, is as three. or four to one. In favor
able instances, individual hens have been
known to produce 250 eggs per year. ct
200 is reached 50 seldom as to be called
a remarkable Weld. The greatest aver
age yield that we have ever had our
selves, in a flock Of twelve hens, was l47
eggs per aMnum, While the greatest aver
age in II tiockS, numbering in all 200
layers of various breeds, was I02 eggs
In the latter case there We're eight
different breeds, and some were Old hens
and others were pulIets, and many Of the
number We're employed part Of the
time in Matching and rearing chickens
Tribune and Farmer.
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1t is said that ''death loves a shining mark y
but it is quite certain that nobody loves min
ing shark
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An Old Storm Ineory


The announcements bv Wig-in> that ,h,
I,.I ,, ..,
Noui" p"oH>l 10 'h' ""iId 'l' 'h''lN on WIllNh
he based hi, demonstrations reminded a
.--1 ~, =,
correspondent 81 inc hoNI"H '"uHh "I 'I
instance which hapncucd in Vermont in l>}-.
j., ,,.Ii.I, t;. I;I .,.i .1..
III which olS storm wis iE'"'''"' """ '"
.'tbr0ry ON which fine ADMINISTRATIONS were
Hill 2.
"">'u. JuuSF hurN'N It>iuvu Ill h'tlIi'- Iu''
arroS> the river from NIoutrl,lipl tncmrmbrr
,.tI,., ,:I ,,l
"I 'i' "u''-t i'ihIIN "a> son h1h'u ftd"A'
who wa, 4 h:If-Wi.trd fellow. and GIItrI. i'm
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MAKING GOOD BUTTER. Butter is
fnjsbed in the dairy, but not mate there.
The stamp of the dairywoman puts the
gold in market form; but the work must
be commenced in the field or in the feed
inc stables; and this leads at once to
the consideration Of feeding for butter.
During the early summer months, when
nature is protuse Of tavors. there is little
to be done beyond accepting her bounty.
The tender grasses are full of the needed
nutrition. and they afford the constant
supply Of moisture, without which the
secretion OF milk is greatly lessened.
Yet. 1T this season. as well as all others,
pure supply OF water is absolutely
necessary 1t does not meet the re-
quirement if cattle have a wet hole full of
surface drainage in the pasture, or frog
pond While il is not probable that the
tadp0les and Wrigglers, sometimes found
in the city milk. have been drunk by the
thirsty COW. many intusiOns do exist in
such pools that are hardly eliminated or
rendered entirely harmless by the Won
derful milk secretions of the animal. The
cattle should drink from spring fed box
es: and as often as these, under the hot
sun are seen Ia produce green growth or
floating scum, a pail of coarse salt may
he put in, and the current checked until
the trtsh-wattr groWths are killed; The
salt water is then drawn off, and for a
long time the trough will remain pure
and the water bright Breeders Ga
Zette.
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Mr.. Daniel Woods. the oldest resident of
Indianapolis died on Thursday at the age of l06.
He was a native of Nova Scotia, a veteran Of
Waterloo and one of Napoeon's guards at St.
Helena
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The Congregational preachers of Chicago
have unanimously decided to perform no mar
riage ceremony when either of the parties has
ever obtained divorce on other than Scrptural
grounds.
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EX-repre>entative H. F. Flowers of New
York, has returned to the treasury the sum
S439.50, being the amount overpaid him on ac-
count of salary and mil, age as a member of the
4lth Congress.
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The President is indisposed and refuses to
see all visitors excepting intimate friends. He
has been suffering for some time from Il
catarrhal affection, and is considerably annoyed
at its teGacity.
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1t takes giraffe about twenty days to recover
from the sickness of an ocean voyage That is
ten to get the feeling all the way down, and ten
more to bring it all up
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Wednesday, the 18th, at Tokay the residence
of Wharton j. Green, four miles from Fayette-
vile, n. G., Judge David Davis was married to
Miss Addie Burr. 1t was quiet wedding with
few guests. Rev. j. c. Huske otficiated with
the Episcopal services. The presents were
numerous and costly. The bride is native of
Massachusetts, but her parents reside in Illinois,
and is a most accomplished and elegant lady of
30. The bridal party will make tour to the
North and West