The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-11-15

PURE AIR IN CHURCHES.
Fuller. of the Rockland Courier Gazette, last
week gave Il practical sermon on ventilation,
from which we quote as follows: Il 20 to
church. Somtimes, You have been, | think
you once told me. If 50. You have doubtless
noticed. As ! have noticed, that there is no
religious denomination that includes pure air i'll
its creed. They all differ some slightly, some
greatly, upon certain other points, but in the
matter of abiuring pure air they are cordially
unanimous. Their good ministers preach TO
the congregation TO be pure. pure in body and
mind, and all the while they are sitting there
and imbibing carb0nc acid and other delete
riOuS chemical constituents till the very sources
of their being become poisoned and corrupt.
Philosophers have written and poets have sung
of the church sexton, but the deepest research
has failed to detect why that individual has
such violent and deeply rooted antipathy TO
fresh air. Six days of the week he labor> and
keeps the windows Shut. and the seventh he
doesn't open them.
"Places of public meeting in this free but ig
norant country are invariably fraughl with dis
aster and death in the shape of bad air. The
last thing the architect thinks Of is the vcntla-
tion-that is, in ten eases out of nine. Occas-
ionally II builder in lucid interval makes an
abortive dash at the matter. but such instances
are rare
The MAINE CENrKAI's EARNINGS.
The regular monthly meeting of the Maine
Central Railroad was held III Portland Nov. 9Th.
President Jackson presiding. All The Direct
or> Were present except MeS>rs. Coburn and
French. The President reported the business
of the road for the past year as follows:
Gross earnings. s. >G4 .6l5.3l, against LOB no..
30 for lSS2: gross gain. So ,i,3.Nl: operating
expenses for 1881. 81 $50. l06.S0, making MT
earnings of ) ,624 90S.5l. Total number mes
operated. IS $40. as against 3l9 9-l0 fOT 1852.
The increase WAS caused By the addition of the
European and North American and Eastern
Maine roads. The report of the special com
mittee Oh the Boston x Maine matters was re
ceivcd but AS il WAS suggested that there had
probably been further correspondence between
the directors of the Boston X Maine read and
tic committee. no action WAS taken and the
report Was laid on the table.
BATES COLLEGE.
We have received the catalogue Of Bates
college for the current year. The institute
ton contains l3+ students is seniors. b
juniors % suphonorcs. 81 freshmen and - in
the theological departments The college library
contains 1913 volumes, gain of 300 volumes
since last wear. The theological library has Tt
ceiNcd 800 new volumes during the past year,
and now contains 300 volumes. The society
libraries contain 1900 volumes, making in all
1888 volumes. According 10 the catalogue
Maine sends Bates l06 students, New l1amp-
shire Is. Massachusetts }. Providence 3 New
York = Vermont l. Rhode Island |, District Of
Columbia L. West Virginia L. and Virginia |.
PREDICTING HIS owns DEATH.
Two weeks ago Lafayette Cook. of South
Auburn predicted his own death within fort
night. SUNDAY morning h. aid he would never
eli another breakfast. H. the afternoon he an
pearrd in his usual health. and ii , o'clock
shaved. put on clean shirt and laid down ona
lounge. with one hand by his side and the other
unHtf ms he'" re never >PoN 81 NOV
afterwards ana Iaiu III a sluPo' 'Ii a" ''iN
no" Aohu'i 'iioi I''iiS' "i!vn u, ".,W - :, iiy'
80 and 60 wears Old. and an eccentric man. lie
leaves Il l'lhlI!' y coroner inPn'S' WIZ "'
heIa
nm. INTERN >IrnN Al. EAIIW\, 60.
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MI, Cnm,,any nf Maine M. held in Bangor
THURSDAY. HE election of officers resulted in
the oh ice Of the following President. John II.
Pope Of Ottawa; Vice President, Noah Woods
of Bangor Directors. John II. Pope Of Ottawa,
Noah Woods. +. \. W i>on and T. X. Burpet
Of Bangor. W. Is. Ives. !. : Morry ana u. +,
McFee of ~hrrhrookc. Nupt. McFce in his re-
port, stated that large force 81 men are now
at work Oh the railroad in Maine near the Gam
ada boundary.
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eIEorbWArEk YARN.
Iua StrouGWatcr store the other d4N an Old
gentleman was telling about the business done
IN one OF the, back towns i'm York count, in the
old horseback DAYS Said he: "Out back of the
STORE. there was apilr of stones they had thrown
from their >addit-ba.,. where they had used
4 em 10 balance the butter they brought 10 >cIl
Every spring those stones had to be hauled
awav and there were eight carloads of EN- ="
,.,.
- "f->'NAi'
Lewiston Is to have the electro light.
There are now ll3 conNlct> III the State prl>-
nat Ihoma>ion;
Rev Dr. Field and party are now III Italy,
where they Will spend the winter.
OF running her and killing her child. lie has
fled 10 parts unknown.
Hon. James q. Blaine is grandfather. Mrs.
topIInEer ha> SON. Wednesday OF last week
beng BIS birthday.
Squirrel hunts and shooting matches are
pastime> i'll the country towns 1T this season Of
the year.
The total amount of lumber surveyed during
October. III Penob>cOt county. was l94Ni 800
feet.
A fire at lioulton, THURSDAY morning. burned
Kinney Nat>on,s >torohons". Fifty cases Of
starch were badly damaged. Loss 5000; no in
Surance.
Governor Robe and staff and the Maine mill
tary organizations have been invited to partlc-
pate in the celebration of Evacuation day in
New York. November 2G.
The business industries OF Fairfield. in con-
nection with the numbering business, give IN
ploymcnt to over five hundred men. This does
moi include men who are employed in the log
ging camps.
The Department of Maine. q. A. r.. Will is
sue in pamphlet form the dongs Of the last
'hv primer;
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I4ouSh no" pres,4eh' 81 o'oier "il'@'' al
harper : + cry, west lrSlnia. ne present