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The Republican journal., 1884-12-25
THE CAPTAIN


TUESDAY, Dec. l6, 1884.
Amount of stock at market: Cattle, 1884; sheep
and lambs, 542S; fat swine, 40.S05; horses, l60
Prices OF beef cattle " 100 h live weight, extra
"a S71a as -; third, 81 00a4 70; poorest grades
OF coarse oxen, bulls, etc. $3 00e3 s71a.
Brighton Hides, heavy, IA Csc b.
Country Hides-Light ones 64a g &c Id. heavy, &c
Q75a per 10.
Country Tallow-31s a4c per ID.
Calf Skins-l0allc per ID.
Sheared sheep Skins--40960c.
Sheep and Lamb Skins-65a$i each
There has been larger supply of cattle and
than there was the previous one, quite large
portion of the cattle being intended for the export
trade to be shipped per steamers at Boston and
Portland The trade for butchers cattle still
tinues dull and prices obtained this week did not
vary any to speak of from those noticed one week
ago. There several lots of very extra beeves
brought into market, which We're fatted by Mr..
Gaines of Illinois, of the best feeders in the
country and this lot of cattle were said TO he full
as good as any that have been brought from the
West this season, all of which were purchased by
H. Bird Il Co of Faneuil Hall Market; IA cattle
weighed 1900 lbs. each; do over 2oou los each
and load of about the weight OF the nrst lot
Most of the choice prices of these Cattle are en-
gagged to the proprietCrs of the Quincy, fremont
and Revere Houses for the Christmas holidays, and
cost very fancy prices.
Sheep and Lambs Those from the West are
costing butchers from Az d51sc per lb, live weight
landed at the yards. There were few Sheep
brought in from Canada for the export trade.
Swine. Western Fat Hogs costing from IA
41ac per lb., live weight, landed at the slaughter
huilses. In our number we include all Western
Fat Hogs brought iuto market over the several
railroads FOR the past week.
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25
Clippings.

Three days aud three nights now suffice to
make the trip from Maine to New Orleans.
Some of the boys from Maine who visited the
Crescent City as a portion Of the Butler eXpe-
dllion used up about forty days on the trip, rot
counting the stop for refreshments at Ship
Island. Bridgton News.
The annual French Spoliations bill has passed
the Senate. Now if the House wishes to treat
the country to a genuine surprise it should put
the bill through without amendment. IL has
been passed so often by one branch or the 9TH
er, that it is nearly worn out. Portland Ad-
veriser.
When a gentleman with quite a number of
years experience in this world takes couple
of coal hod- and starts for the cellar for the
daily coal, and instead of the desired destna-
ton finds himself at II neighbors pump filling
the coal hod> with water, il would seem to de-
monstrale that the absent minded pc pie were
not all dead yet. kennebec Reporter.
Republicans in Maine must stand by their
coIors and not let the Democrats steal march
on them. They must contest the ground inch
by inch and if Democrats choose to provoke
battle on the skrmsh line of municipal elec-
tons, Republicans must meet them there and
fight them there. They have had IA taste of vic
tory-a taste of blood-and they are liable to be
crazed thereby. [Somerset Reporter.
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

HOW, r, sr,p, ,,.n,,,,,,.,. ,.,, ,,., ,r.,
Krrp tr COW, r,1 ID, ilUM !"
~ 'i-'' ~ i''7O 90
o start farmers club, someone III
taractal il, ,bo ,,,,+4or l,,.,4 +i H.
WY i'''''>i 9ii0"i' '"hN t"'
initiative and get the farmers Of the
r,,.,, ~. ;.,ti,,,,.,,....., .... ..,
~, ~ VI - olI"o' il"Vu !" meet loSFtHVl.
neh II Iney Utclue TO form club, q
bTlef cOnStltutI72 should be adopted
The following d uood f,rn, f,r nti,rh
L.nrb,-,d al,t,o l,-.I ~. =. W. '.
WI NV" cl~p9' "HlCh dle 70 meet at Tue
houses ol tnt members, II the clup IS 70
meet at some hall, this form may bt
Modified to meet the circumstances
,,-.,
W. 'ue uhuersISheu' 40 form our ives mt"
a. i"l'on Auo" II a. ny ~ lht's c'uh' ana
loi oul soNeln'ifit ne. 90 aooPl lhe following
0o.e.itu''I auo ~ -'aM
~ "A. 'ioie l. sec: l. ne oHleeIs >haii DE pftNl-
Gel'' i'T plesluen!' secretary ana treasurer
- 80 inSii uu''ts SHHlI 'oh>'S' u Sueh a.
u>u''! "PPei lam ~ tnese olhoes. oFc III ~
''.; noeia oh9.t " eeI'ou "'nu"l,! a' lhe hr>,
iieetins III Nofeiii"ei' anu Shaii seINt UNI
SUCCESS tuVooesoi1 naNe petn eiecitu' 9ee' ~ VI
noels snaii pe eieeItu pN D"ilol-
i,','' nit'Gie ~ Sec l. ohis persons 'hSaSe" N
lie ASSOCIATION. See. il. Mu,1 have thrir
names submitted one month before their inl-
lalion. and on receiving lwo-Ihirds vote, by
r,.v no ntrnd ,,..d ~ a t,,nr,, ,,,,.,i,,r -.
III Shall be limited TO 10 families.
Article III.-Amendmenls may be made al
any regular meeting, by two-thirds vote of
'''i Rn.IawsT i,i.Is n .ne e,nh ciup ot n H., .
dence Of one OF the members Oh Thursday M nre-
eeding Or nearest the full moon. at 10 IA. M
IRON October 10 May, and at p. m. from May
each meetino ,he nrn.des idv a,f6r tino re nou 81
the club to order. and the following order Of
exercises shall be observed /. Reading and
| approving minutes OF last meeting :. Elec-
E,sav. ni"nuss Ai,Guuss Oh hem fllloetS .
weight of argument by the President: 6. Re-
freshments; :. Inspection of farms and gar
aehs, win suggestions; 5. Question drawer ;
Rpua,1n, ior essay aha sflecl9n 10
The refreshments shall he Main and i. simIne
limited to the productions of their farm. ex-
eeptlns the beverages and condiments. Inyi-
ronued nGn 10 ,e meetings KS Oh ,he cl4o h sna be
Members NAV not occ,,nv more han len min.
ules on the essay or discussion, and shall so
conhne themselves to the topics of husbandry
anu ionsewiieTy Nv as TO Wholly AVOID the VeXed
r.,o ak',ia.'1o pO',,lo' anu 'n1o'oss' o.e
o,i lo ea auoae aie tne rules oi lne oAlofa' a.
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Twenty-Five Per Cent. Stronger than any Other
Butter Color.
BURLINGTON, W.. May 3d, 1882

BURLINGTON, VIZ, May 81, 1882.
hereby certify that have examined the Butter
Color prepared hy Wells, Richardson & Co, and
that the same is free from akali any other sub
stance injurious to health; that have compared it
with some OF the best of the other Butter CoorS in
the market and find it be than twenty five
per cent. stronger in color than the best of the
others.
| am satisfied that it is not liable to become ran
cid or in any way to iniure the butter. have
amined it after two months free exposure to the
air in a place liable to large changes of tempera-
turc, and found no trace of rancidity while other
kinds similarly exposed became rancid.
A. II. SABIN,
Prof Chemistry, University of Vermont.
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25
French Spollatlon Claims.

The French spoiation claims bill, which has
passed the Senate, authorizes such citizens of
the United States as have claims upon the
French government, arising out of illegal cap
lures, detentions, seizures, condemnations and
confiscaions prior to July 81 1901, to bring
their claims before the court of claims within
two years from the passage of the act. The
court Of claims decisions are not to be final,
but are to be reported to Congress for such
action as Congress shall choose to take. 1t is
also provided that the action is not to extend to
such claims as were embodied in the convention
between the United States and France, con-
Guided April 80, 1883, or to claims growing out
of the acts of France which were paid under
provisions of the treaty Of Feb. %, 1919, or to
claims allowed under provisions of the treaty
of July 4, 1881.
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25
Roller Skating Filtration.

Lying on the right side, "My heart is at your
feel.
Lying on the left side, 81 have money in the
bank
Standing on your nose, 81 have no objection
to IA mother-n-Iaw.'
Jumping on the skates, PPM afraid can't
trust you"
Lying on your back, 'assst me-
One leg in the air means, ''calch me-
Two legs in the air means. 'mashed."
One skate in your mouth, "cru>hed again.
Hitting the back of your head with your heel,
II am gone"
Suddenly placing your legs horizontally on
the floor like the letter V indicates, Il am par
AZed."
Punching your neighbor on the stomach with
your left foot. Pm on to your little game
A backward flip of the heels and sudden CO.
hesion Of the knees to the floor indicates. may
/ skate the next music with you:"
Two Tennessee rivals in love quarrelled
while out hunting and killed each other.
A bureau of information aud accommoda-
tions, free of charge to visitors of the EXPOSE
ton, has been established at New Orleans.
General Hazen does not favor the PROPOSE
tion to combine the signal service with the
other scientific bureaus Of the government.
Gov. Stanford's four year old tilly Sallie
urday, in 2.17 3-4. This beats the four year old
record.
The Egremont, Mass, sensational yarn about
the resrscilation of young lady has been
exploded. The BODY has been found in the
grave undisturbed.
The customs authorities at Victoria, b. c.,
have captured the American schooner Fleet
wing, which has been engaged smuggling
Cinnamon into the United States.
A number of Hungarian laborers imported
into Schuylkil county, Pa, to work in the Phil
adephia and Reading Coal and Iron Company IS
mines were attacked and driven to the woods
by miners.
The aggregate annual imports of Cuba and
Porto Rico $60,000,000. OF this amount
Spain has about $20,6OO,000, Great Britain
SIG 200. 600. the United States $1,000, 900, and
all other countries about 81 100000.
The Murphy Temperance revival which start
ed in Phillip>burg, Pa, two weeks ago, is grow
ing rapidly, 5000 persons having already joined
the blue ribbon army. AT recent meeting
there nearly 1000 persons were present and 100
signed the pledge.
All along the worlds highway is the evidence
that Jatiwins Tar Syrup cures all Coughs, Colds
and Consumption. Sold by all druggists.
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25
The Surplus Hay Crop.

| The Surplus Hay Crop.
Written for the Republican journal.
The selling of hay by our farmers is a
questionable policy, in its best aspect.
In the vicinity of Belfast, judicious man
agement may, and probably does, find a
profit for the farmer in selling hay and
| buying manure. But it is safe to say
that ninetenths of the farmers in this
county are not making sufficient and
suitable returns to the moving lands, and
eventually, they will come out Just where
everybody does who tries to make some
thing out OF nothing. Our people, as Il
whole, have devoted much thought and
have brought a high degree of skill to
bear upon their specalty-hay produc-
tlon. Much intervale land, in times past
considered valueless has been reclaimed,
and thousands OF dollars of permanent
property have thereby been added to our
resources We have learned to plow cur
wet lands IN JulI or the first of August
ana Immediately APPLY manure, cultivate,
pulverlze, and reseed, thus getting crop
OF grass the following year, without SOW
ing gram and cNhausting our fertilizer
thereby. We have learned that top
dressing grass lands, generally speaking,
IS waste OF quite IA percentage OF the
manure. With the me rs at our com
mand and with the soij which we pos
seSS, | think We NAV congratulate our
i,, /,
But the fact cannot be put ont of sight.
that there is many a field and many a
1drm, that Is being exhausted and must
be gwen over to be a very poor pasture
or to revert to forest If The present sN :
TEN OF farming is persisted in. There Is
class of men, not farmers, but soil
Scalpefs, who, coming into posseSsion Of
a pretty good farm, SYSTEMATICALLY and
premtditatedly rob the soil for a few wears
and sell ont to repeat the operation else
where. | know of men who have each
destroyed what it took half a dozen Bet
tel men lifetime to build up and render
capable OF supporting as many families.
Unfortunately there is no remedy for
this, and no satisfaction except in con
demnaion 1t has done more to lower
~, : ." ''i'''i ''i' "'tic' '"lllS
Ht P"ctlce Is hoI Only peFhlclous hut
O0iI'"S'ouS' hut lhe ital IaIlller Mas
W. ~ HIS liliiiu tile question: now ne may
lilalil'''ii anu improve tllt ltTtlilly OF hlS
SUI anu liic eaSe MS productions. Now
thdt ne tAuotldnt SOIL ana ehtefpllslng
lnha abltants Of the West are supply ing the
,7ou'n II lll"i Ne'S N'tL nay at pfiee 5"
-" IIdt we can not compete with thelu,
''ot Pioi'ao'H Il we mao the nay, the
question CONES nome TO u.s. VII! II De 50
~ lie Iuture lhIlih IL VIII, except
PtThdPs an occasional Year when the
e9terh crop IS HSht- apprehend
luIthef, mat before long, western hay
~'iI lldNes lls appearance IN boston 1t
l am correct III !heet VIEWS What are we
gong 10 90 win our nay crop Ii We
turn our ATTENTION ana skill to stockrals-
Lhgt 10 dalf|lhs ana 70 mutton we can
ited our nay on the larIn, thus ensurIng
iurtiIllY oi SOIL ana placing farming on a
OASIS more permanent than 1t has ever
oeeh. we can NOT DO TINS to-day, be
cause we don't know how. Men and
communities must nave speclaItles, and
the specially must determine the KIND OF
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25
Christmas Day.

The Christmas chimes are pealing high
Beneath the solemn Christmas sky,
AND blowing winds their notes prolong
Like echoes from an angels song;
"ood VIII and peace, peace and good will
~ Ring ans out the carols glad and gay.
That Christ the Child was born to-day.
In lowly hut and palace hall
Peasant and king keep festival,
And childhood wears a fairer guise.
And ienderer shine all mother-eves;
The aged man forgets lis Years,
The mirthful heart is doubly gay.
The sad are cheated of their tears,
For Christ the Lord was born to-day.
usan Coolidge, in December Wide Awake.
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25
Wbat'II You Take?

MI. Jerry 7. Thomas, Central Park Hotel
JJIn stltet and ttB Avenue, New York, writes
a. follows: Last summer | suffered teartuIly
with neuralgia and could mol get amy rest
night day. friend who had used 81.
Jacobs Oil, thought so highly OF It's healing
quaiilIes that he gave me some to try. / tried
1t and obtained the first nights rest in weeks
and was cured. have found it tu be the very
best remedy. ] Keep II constantly IN my house
Tor my family, have recommended il to others
and would not be without it.
When a Young nalis lingering the cash left him
hy his grandfather 1t be said hc is reveiue in
his ancestral hduls.
Do II now and don't delay. Heart Disease
should not be triiied with but cured; Use DR..
GRAVES HEART REGULATOR and You
viii not be disappointed III its effects which
are immediate. S1,00
y Volume has lately been published on "What to
wear" NOW hat We want Is a sequel, entitled
GLOW 10 procure IT,"
THE CAPTAIN
OF good Ship storm King says For the past five
wears have used sulphur BiLters on board my
vessel ana have not lost man Ihey are a sure
preventive of all contagious fevers Incident IL
warm climates. Please send me at once TWO dozen
bottles, and oblige j. STAkREF. 2"ol
\ London phy sician says death has no sting
Did he ever press his finger the lighting pre-
cinct OF a dead hornet:
Catarrh is a constitutional disease. Hoods
Sarsalara Is a constitutional remedy. 1t cures
catarriI. Give it trial.
"Did any one ever see a girl get letter at the
post Office from her fellow and not read 1t until she
got home?" No, Sir; and history has no record OF
any such freak of a girl.
The best five cent cigar in town at W. o. Poor
Sons; ask for Estabrook Eaton's "RoYal Com
fort"
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25
FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

IFor this department brief suggestions, facts
and experiences are solicited from hOusekeep-
ers. farmers and gardeners. Address Agri-
cultural editor, journal Office. Belfast Maine.
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

New regulations covering the importation of
rags have been issued. Hereafter all foreign
rags must be subjected to di>infecting process,
and importers may chose either one of three
methods explained by the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25
Literary News and Notes.

Another of Huckleberry Finn's adventures,
by Mark Twain, entitled .'Jim's Investments,
and King Soermun," is published in the Janu-
AIRY Century.
Harper's Young People begins its career in
England under the most promising auspices.
The prompt demand fer The paper in response
to the announcement of the English edition
compelled Mes>rs. 5. Low Il Co. to print 10000
copies of the initial nun lber.
Another volume of the ''Amclican Men of
Letters series has just appeared. 1t is the life
OF Ralph Waldo Emerson, and in order to know
it, value it is sufficient to say that it is written
b! the poet and Emer sons old friend Oliver
Wendell Holmes. 1t is published by Houghton,
NJ flu & Company, Bottom. is elegantly bound
and has an excellent portrait Of Emerson.
In the January Harp.r's, by way of contrast
with our wiulry weather, Mr.. Barnet Phillips
describes the baimy de gh> of The Cruise of
The Wallowy" along he Florida coast. The
WaiIowy was q >rhocner-yucht chartered at
Cedar Keys by party pf six Northern tourists,
and her cruise OF three weeks otl The west coast
of Florida was made Il a eo>t Of about S4u0
Those who wish to know chow to ito II" for
themselves will be esp cialIy interested in the
paper, which will hay. charming Illustrations
from the pencils of X. swain Clifford and
Others.
The January Century has in it> War Serie,
papers by Captain E4d4 and Rear Admiral
Wake, on the Mississippi gun-boal service, de-
scribing the naval engagements at Belmont
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

The King Of Denmark is truly paternal mon
arch. rindlng that turing the recent sovere wealth
the royal foot guards were suffering greatly from
colds and coughs, this good old gentleman ordered
a supply of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup for them and
now the sentries are happy.
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

President Arthur is definitely in the race for
L. S. Senator in New York. but is not likely
to have IA walkover. Some Republicans do not
hesitate to charge him with being i mugwump
and Il free trader
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

Mir. Abal l.. Getchell, father of P. p. Getchel of
this city is one OF the sturdy yermen of old Waldo
county. Besides rare capacity for cutting fur,
and il staunch adherence to the republican party,
Mr. GetChei also raises miraculous crops of yellow-
eyed beans. From one yelloW-eye bean stalk he
raised this year lIS beans and from three stalks
glass tumbIer fun. This is said to he phenomenal
He raised forty-four and half bushels of yellow i
eve beans this year. He is nearly eighty wears Old
and says that while all other faculties fail, tlX&
instincts of his trade - that of furrier - grS&
stronger every day. Lewiston Journal. A&N
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

Bradsreet reports the volume of holiday
sal this season as almost uniformly below the
total for 1883.
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

1t is far better to be poor and possess a bottle of
Jadwin's Tar Syrup, than to he rich and not know
how to cure Cough or Cold - cents and 81 per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

The most reliable of all Cough Remedies is .Jad-
wine Tar syrup. so say the doctors. Sold by all
druggists
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

\ correspondent OF the Macha- Union writes
of "oniy oue of the many huudtr> Mr. Blaine
has uade during hi- past political career" But
there are few fer,ou, wise a. the UnlUn's
corre>pondent-n his own e>timaIion-aud lie
rest Of the world Is iabe to make mistakes.
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

Elopements appear to be epidemic. They
are ''too numerous to mention"
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

1t is very delicious to the taste, and can be ad-
ministered to infants without the slightest danger
Jadwn's Pine Tar Syrup. Sold by all druggists.
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

A sale of thoroughbred Guernsey cattle, the
property of l.. W. Ledyard and Gov. J. G.
Smith of st. Albans. VT, took place in New
York, Dec. 11th The attendance was large and
fair prices We're realized. Among the animals
disposed of were: Silver of Fernwood." u
COW. $3l5; "Rosello." "a cow, $500; "Gazee.of
Fernwood," Il cow, $3.50; "Lady Fernwood,o
COW, $3.50; Countess OF Fernwood," COW,
$3.50, and 'Mi>sus Lady May" cow, for $500;
sixteen head were sold at an average Of $2lS
each.
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

SUBSCRIBERS remittng money desiring to
nave the address of papers changed must state the
Post Office to which the paper has been sent, well
as the office o which 1t is TO GO
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A prominent Engii>h m'dlca- authority,
Professor L. 9yuy~ rhomr,on HAS recently
cast into tabular form d statement a> 10 tGe
relative longevity of temperate and iutcmpcr-
ate person. Here il is:
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Belfast Directory.

RAILROADS AND STEAMBOATS,.
Trains le,Ne $50 m, 3-05 p. N. Arrive IO.45 a
M, - D. tn.
Boats !eavt ior Boston eyery Monday, Wednes-
iay ami Friday, al Pa p. IN.
Boats leave fur Bangor anu intermediate land
inss every Tuesday, Thursday and saturday
arrival from ooelun.
steamer Florence makes four round trips per
week between Belfast, Castine, lsIesborO and
BruokaN lille. adv.
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

ADMINISTRATORS. EXECUTORS AND GUARDIANS
desiring their Probate advertising published i'll the
.LMurmaI. vii MIN .ILlt The t,nnrI-
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

All along the worlds highway is the evidence
that Jaiwins Tar Syrup cures all Coughs, Colds
and Consumption. Sold by all druggists.
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

"Uncle' Silas Savage, of Hartford. e., who
owns an interest in the French >pe|tion claims
amounting. without interest, to SlTJ 900, and
with interest to SO 900 900, died in the aims
house on the very day the bill referring the
spoliaton matter to the court of claims was
passed by the Senate. He was once wealthy
but has been a pauper Is wears.
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

;. R. NILES, No. 256 Washington ST. Boston
L. G. EVANS, 294 and 296 Washington Street
Boston.
). NJ. PEFTENGILL Il Co, 10 state ST. Boston and
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

HOW THE DAY is OBSERVED IN THE OLD
DOMINION. THE FAMILY REUNION. FUN AND
FEASIING.
"Apple cider, 'simmon beer.
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TOURS OF BICYCLISTS.

The Bangor Wing says: Mr.. +. A. ElweI, OF
Portland, Chief Counsel OF the league of Amer
lean Wheemtn for NJ line, who for the past Two
seasons has organized tours for wheemen. the
first Year through the eastern part of Maine,
and The second year through the western part
is now organizing the wheemen for Il grand
tour through Maine next summer. The plan is
To start from Portland and come to this city
from here 10 Mi. Desert; from that place 10
Moo>ehead Lake and return to this city where
the greatest tournament which ever occurred in
New England will be held. Whcelmen from
New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Michigan
and other States have >iguitied their intention
of being present. 1t Is expected that there will
be more than one hundred in The visiting party.
There will be Il race for be championship of
the State besides many other events. Mr.. FL
well is organizing Il party to leave New York
about Jan 22d Tor three weeks tour of Ber-
muda, and it is expected that wLetlmen from
] hiS l.ltN " i'll nl.tl.t Inn Trim
The Republican journal., 1884-12-25

standing by the shore of the pond where the
fish We're left, chewing merrily away, with the
tail of pickerel protrudng from her mouth
There were only two of the original eighteen
fish left. Perhaps it will be well enough to
mention that one of those devouped weighed
three pounds and half.