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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-05-20

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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17
The Bible in Peru.

Mr. Milne, the Agent of the American
Bible Society, who has passed from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, across the conti-
nent of South America, gives the most
interesting reports Of his work in Peru.
On the 26th of last November he was at
lqulque, meaning in a few days to take a
steamer Tor Valparaiso. OF a conSign-
ment OF 5000 volumes he had remaining
only seventy Testaments and 300 Por-
tions, which would soon be disposed Of
At Tacna, notwithstanding the poverty
and distress caused by the war, there
were sold in eighteen days l64 Bibles,
seventy Testaments, and lS5 Por-
tlons, for Sl93.90. Many persons were
found who had long wished to obtain the
Scriptures, but had not known where to
procure them. No opposition was encoun-
tered either from the civil authorities OF
the clergy, and not an instance occurred
of purchaser regretting his bargain and
desiring to return his book.
In Africa, a town of 1000 inhabitants
several hundred volumes of Scripture
were sold in a single week--not in quan-
titles, but by canvassing from house tc
house-the largest purchase by one per
son being four Testaments and twelve
Gospels his receipts from sales there
were SIP in gold. This was even bet
ter than the work accomplished in Tacna
The commencement thus made upon the
Pacific coast is every way gratifying.
Mr.. Milne reached Monte Video ir
safety the day before Christmas.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17
Advanced Thought

Men don't believe in the Devil now, as their
fathers used to do;
They've forced the door of the broadest creed
to let his Majesty through.
There isn't print of his cOyen foot or fiery
dart from his brow
To be found on earth or in air to-day. for the
world has voted so.
But who is mixing the fatal draught that palsies
heart and brain,
And loads the bier of each passing heart with
ten hundred thousand slain:
Who blights the bloom of the land to-day with
the fiery breath of hell,
If the Devil isn't and never was: Won't some
body rise and tell.
Who dogs the steps of the toiling saint and digs
the pit for his feet?
Who sows the tares in the field of Time where
ever God sows His wheat:
The Devil is voted not tc be. and, of course, the
thing is true;
But who is doing the kind of work the Devil
alone should do:
We are told that he doesn't go about as roar
ing lion now;
But whom shall we hold responsible for the
everlasting row
TO be heard in church and home, and State, to
earthS remotest bound,
If the Devil, by a unanimous vote. is nowhere
to be found:
Won't somebody step to the front, forthwith,
and make their bow, and show
How the frauds and crimes of single day
spring up? We want to know.
The Devil was fairly voted out, and of course,
the Devils gone;
Bat simple people would like to know who
carries his business on?
Saturday Evening Gazette.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17

In the l. S. Circuit Court in Maryland, il
was, on the 10th of March, 1854 adudged and
decreed that a perpetual injunction be issued
against Louis +. Wetter. and eighteen others
restraining them from initiating the labels OF
the Rumford Chemical Works. manufacturers
of llorsford> Bread Preparation, and also from
using their old bottles.
The defendants We're required to bring into
court all fraudulent Labels, and all imitation
powder, for destruction.
1t was decreed that the Rumford Chemical
Works be entitled to receive the profits which
have been diverted from it by reason of the in
fringement, and the defendants We're ordered
to pay all costs.
Thus is another victory scored for the Rum
ford Chemical Works, who, not long since,
caused several parties to be heavily fined fol
violating the injunction of the Supreme Court
restraining all persons from offering for sale
Acid Phosphate" $50 called i'll any package
which shall be a substantial or colorado imita-
ton of Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
|. II. Kicker, of Rickcrs Iron Works, Lock
Haven, Pa, writes March 23d: Il bought one
bottle of your Tar Syrup and found it an eX-
celIent article for colds and bronchitis
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17
Poker Playing IN Society.

Socially, New York is under a spell
which exceeds and includes beauty,
writes a correspondent from that city.
Poker possesses us. The game of the club
and bar-room has been taken into half
of the parlors of the city. 1t has all but
driven whist from the tables of wealth
and fashion. Women are especially in
tatuated with it, The dantiest and most
circumspect girls bluff and bet like old
gamblers. Playing for money is no longer
an indulgence in wickedness, to blush
for and whisper about, but common
and not reprehensble diversion A
5 cent ante and 81 limit are the
usual conditions, and you are ig-
norant of the game if you don't know
that $40 may be easily lost or won in an
evening at that rate. The belle without
her box of poker chips is nowadays poor
ly outfitted for the entertainment of
friendly callers; and it will no longer do
for a young man to go out for evening
visits with only car fare in his pockets.
The excitement of gaming is naturally
greater to women than to men, and yet |
think that they do better playing as a
rule, by means of their self control, quick
ness of perception and concealment of
purpose. 1t may be truly said of this new
rage for parlor gaming that very often
it goes beyond mere sport.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17
Homes wanted for Poor Children

There are over one hundred and eighty chill
dren, boys and girls, in the Home for Destitute
Catholic Children, on Harrison avenue, Boston
of from to 10 years of age. Among them are
several fine healthy and intelligent boys and
girls who have neither parents nor relatives to
provide for them and whom the Sisters OF
Charity in charge of the Home desire TO place
in good Catholic families. The conditions upon
which children are placed out are, that they
must be kindly and paternally treated as mem
bers of the family, attend church and school
regularly, and have good, comfortable homes
Applicants for children are required to furnish
recommendations from their pastor or his
assistant, certifying to their good moral charac.
ter, and their ability to properly care for the
children. Charitable persons desiring to give
home to one or more poor children are invited
to write to Sister Matilda, Home for Destitute
Catholic Children, Boston.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17

Stockton ana Prospect Farmers Club.
TIE meeting on TUESDAY April Ist
was called to order by the president, \,
v. Staples The secretary then read
the question fol discussion: (which pays
best, grain or hoed crops ?"
The discussion was opened by Wllfred
staples who thought grain pays best
The work can be done with teams. His
crop is mostly grain; had ten acres in
one piece in oats last year. This crop
requires but little manual labor. Hired
help is too high to get the money back
on hoed crops. He thought that with
dressing put on and the land laid down
the first year it would hold out as long as
working with hoed crop and then lay
ing down. He thought corn Oh a stream
farm like his is too liable to frost and
that potatoes paid poorly for the labor
required
Freeman Partridge said a hoed crop
paid him the best With good high land
corn can be protitably raised had raised
corn for forty cents bushel. Had plant
ed two acres of corn on good corn land
for three years running, planting the
same land. The first year p OK loads Of
dressing per acre were used, with one
spoonful of phosphate in hill. The sec
ond year no farm manure was used, but
instead Sl2 worth of phosphate per acre,
scattered about somewhat with two large
spoontuls in each Hill before planting.
The third year the same as the second
| year. The first year he measured of 20
rods in the middle OF the piece and top
| ped it cut and shucked the rest. Husk
ed the 20 rods at huskIng time separate
! H. 1t yielded % bushels of corn and the
nubbns, or one bushel per rod, equal tc
| 100 bushels Of ears per acre. 1'he corr
was well seasoned when husked. ALLOW
ing 20 bushels Of ears for the remainder
| of the shrinkage this would give 20 bush
| els Of corn per acre. The second yeal
the yield was 90 bushels per acre and the
third year IS bushels per acre. There
were signs Of rust last year owing to dry
weather, or planting the same piece toe
long. Not knowing which shall SOW
wheat, lay down to clover, plow in anC
try the same piece again. When taking
land out of pasture intend to keep it il
corn all the time Corn grew as stalky
the third year as the first lie thought
that $l2 worth of Bradey's Nj would
give 40 bushels next year The land il
extra corn land; high and rocky an(
lays up loose without manure Greer
fodder is quite an item in helping on
stock in the fall. He cut enough in til,
fall for the stock and corn enough to fat
ten hog or two. Began cutting as sool
as it turned. Hogs will husk and eat th'
corn, cob and all, and fatten as fast al
any way. As to hired help, it costs hal
as much to hire by the day in haying a.
it does to hire man six months. Far
mers may as well go the other half ant
raise all they can. The corn crop comes
up clear of other crops and requires NJ
big crew in threshing time or one bushe
in ten and horses to feed. Had supplied
a number of dealers in hulled corn will
| home-raised corn at 81 per bushel.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17

Next to the President of the United States.
the best paid federal Utciai is the clerk of the
supreme court.
A number OF the United States Senate en-
ploNes are put down ON the records aS ''Skillcd
laborer>" and draw pay at $1,000 year, while
those who are merely ''unSkiiled iaborer>' get
$40 il year. The distinction between the two
is the kind of brOomS they manipulate. The
"skilled" aborcr uses common broom to
sweep stone tagging, while the "un>killed''
lahor5r wie!ds Il coarse broom in sweeping
carrlageWaN>
La>f year the po>toflce department used
200 worth OF ink for stamping and cancel
ling letters.
The five states Of Delaware, Colorado, FIori-
tla, Nevada and Oregon combined have not SO
great population by about 100000 souls as the
city of New York. Yet New York city has
but eight representatives in Congress, while
the five states have lG, besides their 10 senators.
From the five states of New \ lork. PennSyl-
vania. Illinois, Massachusetts and Ohio the
government derives one-half of all its postal
revenues.
Virginia now has the same number of con
greSsmen she had in l190, when there were
only 65 members of the House.
There are several po>totfices in the country
at which the annual salary of the postmaster is
only 81.
Postal cards cost the government a cents and
4 mills Il thousand. New York Sun.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17
Brighton Cattle Market.

TUESDAY, April :.
Amount of stock at market Cattle, 1888; sheep
and lambs, 5000; fat swine, $500: horses, 1872.
Prices of beef cattle y 100 n live weight, extra
quality, So 621aa7 80; first, s6 0Od6 80 second.
81 00a5 SIX; third, 81 00a4 ~: poorest grades
Of coarse oxen. bulls etc, 50 0a3 671s.
Brighton Hides, "a asc y b; Brighton Tallow,
G15c y ID; Country Hides light ones, G463ac v b;
heavy 81 7c " b Country Tallow, 495c Y b; Calf
skins. lal2acF " ID; Sheep and Lamb skins, '1c 9
S22j each.
The quality of the Western Cattle brought into
market this week better, upon an average, than
those in market one week since. Prices dld not
vary but trife from those noted last week. The
retail trade more active. Prices for Cattle
suitable for the butchers trade ranged principally
from 6l4 a7c y ID, live weight. Those suitable for
the export trade are Cattle which command the
highest quotation.
Sheep and LaInbs-Those brought in from the
West this week cost full 1sc Y advance those
quoted one week ago. Lambs costing from 7aoc,
and Sheep 7a7kc tb, live weight
Swine-Western Fat Hogs costing butchers
this week from 81 g7l4c y b. live weight, landed at
the slaughter houses.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17
Seventy acres Sweet Corn raised on Phos.
phate.

Last Spring as an experiment, we planted
about seventy acres sweet corn, using Bradey's
Phosphate aciMo"t manure. The Phosphate
was used in the drill at the rate of two hun
plication, and when about two and a.half feet
high, a second application of Phosphate was
made, at the rate of four hundred to four hun
dred and fifty pounds per acre. The effect of
this second application was very marked. The
corn continued to hold its color and cared
abundanty, even that on plain land standing
the drought remarkably well, and yielding a
crop largely in excess of our expectations.
Bradley's Phosphate applied at the rate of five
hundred pounds per acre, as above described,
will yield Il good crop of corn without any
other manure. Our farmers do not pretend to
raise sweet corn without the use of Phosphate,
even when they have an abundance of manure.
and the Bradley has always given the most
satisfactory results.
Portland, Me. PORTLAND PACKING Co.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17

Patients fail to realize the serious character
of these ailments until it's often too late. AL
ways have Jadwin's Tar Syrup in the house.
TT HAS NO EQUAL,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17

A great mistake prevails when it is asserted
that consumption cannot be cured. Jadwin's
Pine Tar Syrup is a certain cure for it. II neoer
fails. Sold by A. A. Howes e. Co., Belfast.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17

All of one mind-the millennium must be at
hand down in Maine, Vermont. Massachusetts,
New Hampshire. Connecticut, New York New
Jersey, Ohio, all over Pennsylvania, and
throughout the United States. The millions
are procaming Jadwin's Tar Syrup. The
great cure for colds, cough and consumption,
Sold by X. H. Moody, Belfast.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17

Memphis Avalanche Dem.l: "Free trade is
modern invention of j. Bull. 1t was unknown
IN Jefferson's day.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17

1t will cure you--it will convince you--it will
be your stay during this life. Only try it. Jad-
wins Pine Tar Syrup.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17
\ LITTLE FRISkH.

An old sea dog who is now nearing his
last port, lives near the mouth Of the
capt. Tom" is, and many OF the anec-
dotes that are related Of him are related
OF him 10y his friends In his 62d year he
was in a Bath store feeling little frsky,
and he Bonded back and touched his
head to the floor Upon resuming his
perpendicularity he said, "show me the
man 90 years old who can do that =
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17
JU ST A PINT.

AT the old turnpike toll house they
used to sell liquor. One day a Mr..
Brown, whose stories the mariners would
have liked, came to the house with quite
a number of tourpence ha' pennies, 81
cents. 'Where did you get 50 many 2
he was asked. "Wel, my wife this
morning w5s ripping up an old vest, and
she found hole in each pocket, just big
enough to admit a fourpence ha' penny
| had often missed small change. The
coins had got in between the lining and
worked around. How many do You
spose there were ?" They guessed. lie
finally informed them there was 'just a
pint" This same Brown was riding out
one day. They used to travel on horse
back then and the horse put his leg
down in hole and lost his shoe Brown
got off and put his arm down in the hole
and got the shoe. He heard something
clink, put his arm down again and pulled
out another, and still another, until he
had got "just bushel' Of them. Brown
used to tell this story for the solemn
truth.
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ADMINS TRAITORS. EXECUTORS AND Guardians
desiring their Probate advertising published in the
journal. "lll please 81 state to lhe Court,
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Bath Yarns.

These eight yarns fit people known in
Bath formerly or to-day; fictitious names
are used.
Uncle Jim Jones said his son Joe who
went to sea was fine boy, nice boy.
"When he comes home from voyage he
always brings home as much as peck Of
coffee y
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A Great Discovery

That is daily bringing JOY to the homes of thou
sands by saving many of their dear ones from an
early grave. Truly is DR.. Kings New Discovery
FOR Consumption, Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bron-
chitis, Hay Fever, Loss OF Voice, Tickling in the
Throat, Pain in the Side and Chest, any disease
of the Throat and Lungs. positive cure. Trial
Bottles free at K. H. Moody's Drug Store. Large
size : .00.
The latest qurk in New York is to have variety
performances in private houses 'Iis well. The
more private variety performances are, The better
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17
NOT LAW EXACTLY.

There used to be lame man who
worked at Whiskeag, who had a bad
temper, at that time the law was and
in some particulars it's pity it wasn't in
vogue now-that a man could pound
another and if he got to judge and
paid him dollar before being complain
ed Of, no suit could be entered against
him. Well the bad tempered man let
out one morning on the wrong man and
got a severe pounding from Mr.. Smith.
As soon as Smith had whipped him he
jumped on his horse and let out for the
judge, and the other man did the same,
but Smith got there first and saved a
prosecution.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17

On Popham Day in former years there
was always an excursion to Popham, to
celebrate the day Sir George Popham
landed there Aug. %, 1907. Capt Tom
was running fish chowders at refresh
ment stand, and near him was an oppo-
sition stand, and he would say to the
people; "7his is a chowder; that fellow
over there's got something, | don't know
what it is, but this, gentlemen, is a
chowder caught those fish this morning
before daylight out there" and the old
gentleman would give the motion Of
hauling in the fish as he spoke.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17

Hon Fred Atwood, Winterport, Man
ager Of the Eastern Branch of the Gregg
Iron Works Company, Trumansburgh,
n. Y, sends us a copy of the annual
circular of the company which describes
the Meadow King Mower, the Gregg
Rake. Sweep Rake Reaper--a new ma
chine-and the Osborne Plow Sulky.
These are all standard implements for
every well appointed farm, and the cir
cular is one we'll worth sending for and
reading. Write postal card to Fred
and ask him to send it to you.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17

Capt. Tom used to keep Pond Island
light, and while filling that office, came
up to Bath one night to hear a noted
campaign orator to whom he was intro
duced, at the close of the speaking. The
orator was informed that Capt. Tom was
the keeper of Pond Island light, and re-
marked to him that he should think it
would be dangerous in getting on and off
the Island. Eyes. it s' replied Capt
Tom, but, CAD sir, I'd swum the Atlantic
rather than missed hearing your speech
He came in from "outside" one day
with fine fare of fish and a neighbor
asked him where he caught them, and
was informed. son the inner side of the
outer" 1t is said, however, there is a
fishing ground in that vicinity of this
name.
Capt. Tom is always Dragging of the
nice things -food-he has at his house.
A Bath man was down to work for him
and was asked if he liked fish or lobster,
and answered he did not. "Well, you
kin have anything you want, my cellar is
full of everything. The fact was his
house didn't even have any cellar Bath
Times.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17
THE LOST RUM.

An old gentleman named Peace, for
merly lived on cove of Merrymeeting
Bay. Men used to collect logs along the
shore above the "Chops," and one day a
boat was at work on the bay with five
men on board and there was keg Of
rum, tive gallons) with them. In those
days they couldn't hay, or do anything
else without rum. it was rough and
squally on the bay, and the captain con
cluded the rum had better be put on
shore. So they pulled into Uncle Peace's
cove. Now Mr.. Peace was fond of a nip,
and he said he'd look out for it, and keep
it as safe as the apple of his eye; would
put it in that closet. In about a week
the captain was in that vicinity, and
thought he would inquire for his rum, al
though he didn't expect to find it, but he
wanted to hear what Mr.. Peace would
say. "What do you think" said he,
"that wife of mine is eternally scrubbing.
and don't you think, she went to scrub
bing that closet, and knocked over the
keg, and it rolled over, bung down, and
the rum all ran out" The old man seem
ed to feel pretty bad over it.
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copyrighted by c. II. Miller, 1884.
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Over on the west side Of Bath in the
old days there lived an old gentleman,
Uncle John Brown, who was very hos
pitable. He was a great land TO ask his
friends to eat and help them again one
day just as the salmon had begun to run,
Uncle John had salmon for dinner, he
had pretty full table Of his own and
there wasn't room for his son John to sit
down. And John walked uD and down
by the table watching the salmon disap-
pear with rueful visage. There was a
friend of Uncle John at the table and he
was hungry, and it was the first salmon
he had seen that year; when Uncle John
helped him for the fourth time, the son
who had been lowering at the visitor who
was unconscously eating more than his
share of the tish-could stand it no long-
er and said to him savagely ON you
sir, you've ate up all the fish ~
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-17

A Mr.. Smith of North Bath buried a
friend of his who was drowned. In his
later days they hadn't been on good
terms. He had to 60 to his home one
night from a neighbours, through a wood
ed road, and he was told TO look out for
the drowned mans ghost. ole won't
trouble me-" said the old man, 81 would
bury him face down and put a big bould-
er over him, and he could dig and dig
and be blowed"