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The Republican journal., 1884-07-17
The Bills That Passed Congress.

The following measures passed both houses
and were signed by the President, in addition
to the regular annual appropriation bills and
the River and llarbor bill Bills to reduce the
rate of postage on newspaper and periodical
publications of the second class, when sent by
Others than the publisher or news agent to one
cent for each four ounces; to provide 4 civil
government for the Territory of Alaska; to eX
tend the duration Of the court of commission
erS of Alabama claims until December, 1881:
to prevent and punish the cOunterfeiting in the
United States of bonds or other securities of
foreign governments; to grant fifteen days
leave of absence with pay, in each wear. to let
ter carriers; to authorize the Secretary of War
to offer a reward of S25 900 for the rescue of
the Greeiy Arctic exploring party: to establish
il bureau of labor statistics TO make all roads
and highways. post roads; to authorize the
legislatures of the States of Illinois, Arkansas
Louisiana and Tennessee to sell or lease certain
lands appropriated for school purposes; to re-
move certain burdens from the American mer-
chant marine commonly known as the Ding
ley shipping bill y to equalize The rank of grad
uates OF the Naval Academy on their appoint
ment to the various corps; to establish bureau
of animal industry; prevent the expectation of
diseased cattle, and provide for the suppression
and eNtirpation of pleuro- pneumonia and other
contagious diseases among domestic animals;
to make it a felony for any person to personate
an officer or an empoye of the United States.
acting under authority of the United States or
any department thereof; to authorize the Ma
tiOnal Academy of Sciences to receive and hold
trust funds for the promotion of science. and
for other purposes; to repeal the test oath act
of 1862; to authorize the fitting out of an eXpe-
dition for the relief of Lieutenant Greelv and
party in the Arctic seas; to limit the time in
which prosecution may be begun against per-
sons for violations of the internal revenue
laws to three years; to relieve from the charge
Of desertion certain soldiers of the late war
who, after having served faithfully until the
close of the war left their commands without
leave; to provide for the location in State
West of the Mississippi River, of branch
home for volunteer soldiers of the Mexican
war and war of 1872, whose disabilities were
not incurred in service against the United
States; to provide for the disposal of abandon
ed and useless military reservations; to reor-
ganize the corps of judge advocate of the
army; to establish a bureau of navigation in
the Treasury Department.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-17
Good Hints on Pruning.

Prof H. H. McAfee, of the Iowa Agri
cultural College, has published an essay
on orchard management, in which he
takes the position that when a tree is
starved and for that reason is making
but little annual growth, the first thing
to do is TO feed it with the food ingredi-
ent that the soil may lack; but we may
assist il back to a normal condition of
thrift and health, by reducing the num-
Der Of its growth points by removing
buds, or by ''heading in" before growth
is fairly started in the spring.
50 too, when a tree is robbed by other
and Lreedler roots invading its soil; as
when grass sod catches the moisture and
the food gases which come in from above
ground and keeps them from the roots;
or as when the greedy proprietor de-
mands from the orchard a crop of small
grain, or as when lustier, hungrier roots
of other trees. like the willows and pop
lars sap the stock of food from the soil
the first thing to do is to choke of the
robber, then enrich the soil, and then in
spring reduce the number OF growth
points 50 that all left can put forth thrift
y leaves and make strong growth
And again. If severe dr0uths have pre-
maturely checked growth, and then the
rains come and growth is resumed, it is
usually best to interfere and stop part Of
the points of extension, by pinching, as
soon as they start.
or, when the winter has come, many
or most buds are weakened, and the
tlliH If tho tree-the sap--has been ac-
tuaill altered from its normal condition
by too great and too equally sudden
chan -es of temperature, We Should inter
ftre when growth is about TO begin fer
The season, and by removing part OF the
buds, turn the whole Of the trees ener-
gies to fewer points, to the end that the
physiological action may he more perfect
and stronger
As the chief END of the plant seems to
be reproduction, and as in every case.
such reproduction. is an eXbauSting pro
cess, tending to destroy the life of the
parent. il follows that with perennial
plants. like our fruit trees which bear
crop after crop OF seeds, the exhaustion
ot an oVer-crop may be fatal or nearly
50. unless a constant repair goes on
through vigorous growth. The biennial
bearers are generally great cr0ppers
when they do bear, and so in alternate
Years suffer exhaustion through over
lrultage, and then recover by growth
While barren of fruit. such trees need
pruning the year they are loaded with
fruit tin spring after blooming SO that
the fruit is thinned to such an extent
that Il good. thrifty growth will take
The Republican journal., 1884-07-17
On the Beach.

l clasped in mine her tender hand.
And side by side. with lettering pace,
And pausing sometimes. face to face.
We wandered slowly on the strand.
We left behind laughing crowd
We felt no need of company;
Ourselves our thoughts. the beach, the sea,
The clear blue heavens that o'er us bowed,
Made Us a perfect solitude.
Where all with peace and joy was filled.
Where iarring fears and cares We're stilled.
And speech We're interruption rude.
So on we wandered. hand in hand.
O'erglad to be to each SO near.
SO heart-content. so fond and dear
Alone upon that pleasant strand.
And when our footsteps we retraced,
The comrades we had left behind
Exclaimed: .'Well what's upon YOUR mind
Old boy: What fances have you chased
While wandering slowly and alone:
You are not wont to stroll away;
What DO the wild waves say to-day,
BY us unfantied and unknown"
smiled. They could not see the hand
| elapsed in mine the upturned face;
Their duller eyes beheld no trace
OF little footprints in the sand.
But that sweet hour along the sea
VIII never vanish from my heart,
When. silent. from all else apart
! walked with unseen company.
IHarper's Magazine.
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Now" says she, ''if two of you gen

"Now," says she, ''if two of you gen
tlemen will go INTO No. ] bedroom and
wait few minutes, I'll find spare room
for you as soon as | have shown the
others to their rooms" Well, now, hav-
ing thus bestowed two gentlemen in No.
/, she put the third in No ?, the fourth
in No 3, the fifth in No. 4, the sixth in
No. 5, the seventh in No. 6, the eighth in
No. I, the ninth in No, s, the tenth in
No 9, the eleventh in No. 10. She then
came back to No. l, where you will re-
member she left the twelfth gentleman
alone with the first and said: I've ac-
commodated all the rest and have still a
room to spare, so if one of you will please
step into No. II you will find it empty"
Thus the twelfth man got his bedroom.
OF course there is a hole in the saucepan
somewhere, but we leave the reader to
determine exactly where the fallacy is,
with just a warning to think twice before
declaring as to which if any of the travel
lers was the "odd man out"
The Republican journal., 1884-07-17
Monroe Doctrine Wanted.
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND PANAMA.

RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND PANAMA.
The best informed public men regard the
failure to authorize the purchase of the Nicara-
qua canal concession about the most serious
error made by the present Congress. The sena-
tors, without regard to party, were ready to
vote for it, but the Democratic members. under
the lead of Randall, were violently opposed to
it, as they are to nearly all the large national
interests. Serious minded statesman, in both
parties, are beginning to be very anxious about
the state of things at Panama. Whether the
canal there has been completed or not, enough
French money has been expended there to
warrant the French government in setting up
a claim to authority over the interests of its
citizens. 1t is known that French influence Is
at work tu upset the existing government at
Panama, and the senators referred to above are
beginning to be very much alarmed at the
establishment of the French power at Panama,
and fear that serious difficulties will arise
as a consequence of the neglect of the United
States to assert the Monroe doctrine, and
not only that but to put itself in position
to maintain the Monroe doctrine washing
ton Despatch to Boston Herald.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-17

The Appointment of Captain James Patten.
of Bath as commissioner of commerce and
navigation, IS appropriate and commendabe.
1t is fitting that Maine man. himself prac-
tica seaman and Ship-owner. should be the
first head of the new bureau under a law in
which Maine is specially Interested and for
which the country is indebted chiefly to the
efforts ola Maine Congressman. Mr. Dingley's
bill to constitute Il bureau of commerce and
navigation in the treasury department went in
to effect on the first day of this month. BY its
terms the commissioner is invested with num-
erous and responsible duties lie is to eXer-
else general supcrntendence of American
seamen, and of the registers, licenses and
measurement Of vessels. to decide law ques-
tions arising out of these matters and out of
collection of the tonnage tax. to collect statis-
ties of commerce and navigation, to supervise
all navigabe waters of the United States, and
has discretion to change the names of vessels.
The commissioner is to have Il deputy and a
suitable clerical force and is to report annually
what in his Judgment may admit of improve
ment or require amendment in the navigation
laws of the United States. Portland Adver-
tiser.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-17

An Alabama paper, describing a fire,
says ''By this time the supports of the
upper deck were being eaten rapidly
away, and the flames circled round and
round over the hurricane deck, licking
the glass Of the stateroom doors. To
disappear now and anon through the
black curls of dense and sitting smoke,
then again to streak the black sky like
the livid pulse of destruction that it was,
and then to soar away and vanish into
the oblivion of heat to scar the invisible
atoms of the air."
The Republican journal., 1884-07-17
Eastern State Fair.

The prospect that the second annual exhibit
ton of the Eastern State Fair Will be one of the
largest ever held in Ma ne increases daily.
There will in all probability be a large exhibit
from the Maritime Provinces. Mr.. f. o. Beal
has received Il letter from gentleman in Carrie
ton county. n. b., who says that a number from
that section are talking of bringing horses and
cattle to the fair lie writes that in the colIn-
try there are heavy drau9ht horses fine bred
cattle and sheep which will make Il good show
ing anywhere. The arrangement with the New
Brunswick Railway is such that all articles in
tended for exhibition wifi b" carried free. As
we have before stated a number of horses from
the Provinces will be entered for the trotting
and running events. This year there will also
be a large exhibit from Aroo>toOk. EVERYTHING
is working to the satisfaction of the managers
and they are encouraged to believe that the eX-
hibition this year ill be very successful.
Bangor Commercial.
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Bowdoln commencement
ADDRESS BY REV. Z. L. HALE, II. D., OF
ROS TON.

ADDRESS BY REV. L. L. HALE, II. D.. OF
BOS Ton.
BRUNSWICK. July .. In spite of the heavy
ram on W tdne>daN, large audience assembled
III the afternoon to listen To Rev. +. f.. Hale.
ID. d., Of Bos on. The speaker took As his sub
ject the government in distinction from the
administration, and held the close attention of
his hearers for little less than an hour Near
the end Gf mis- 0ratiun he paid very delicate
compliment TO Mr. Blaine, but did not call his
name. Some of the alumni talk very strongly
of Prof. IL. l.. Chapman for president. but it j.
hardly likely that he will be chosen. Prof.
Chapman has won the confidence of great
many on account of his very successful man
aScment Of the affairs of the college the past
year. 1t is proposed to hold the commence
ment two weeks earlier than now and begin
so much earlier in fall. 1t is felt that it would
be an advantage to all concerned. ON account of
the hot weather in july
The following members of the Senior elias.
were initiated into Phi Beta Kappa: W. II.
Cothren of Pennington. o. NJ. Means and +.
c. Smith of Augusta. G. c. Tonev and j e.
Toney, Jr. of Yarmouth, II. NJ. Wright of
Westford Mass. and j. A. Waterman, Jr. of
Gurham.
The annual commencement concert. which
for the last years has been omitted. was
sumed this year by the graduating class. Al
though there was pouring rain, a large audi
ence assembled in Brunswick Town Hall.
where the concert was held, and listened to
one of the best concerts ever had in commence
ment week. The talent consisted of Madame
Sherwin, soprano, Mr.. G. Il. Adams, tenor
Miss Carrie Wells, contralto, Mr.. ii. l.. Carn-
ell, bas>o, and GimmerS orchestra Of Portland.
The first part of the programme was of mis-
cellaneous character, and the second part con-
sisted of first and second acts of Gouuod's
Faust. Madame Sherwin and Mr.. Adams We're
received with applause and the concert was a
great success.
Hon. VIM. h. Putnam of Portland was elec-
The Republican journal., 1884-07-17

We are Informed that the arrangements for
music and speaking at the temperance camp
meeting at Lake Maranocook this year will
exceed for entertainment and instruction, any
meeting heretofore held at that place. The
chiIdren's chorus, now forming in the various
schools and temples, to be led by Mr.. and Mrs.
Bent, cornetists, aud the Uniformed Boys
Band of Brunswick, will be a grand affair.
Hons. Nelson Dingley, }. ii. Drummond and
many distinguished speakers will be present
Rev. Mr.. Munson is now arranging for large
meeting of leading men and women for con-
sultaton on that occasion. This meeting opens
the campaign for the adoption of the amend
ment
The Republican journal., 1884-07-17
Stage Coaches.
IN MAINE BEFORE THE RAIL
ROADS.

lRAN ElLlNG IN MAINE BEFORE THE RAIL
ROADS.
Mr.. Cyrus PIummer the veteran stage driver
and express agent, who still drives the United
States mail from the post office to the trains
was questioned the other day. in relation to the
old stage times. II began staging" said he lin
32 or '3 | went from Brunswick to the old
Days Ferry. John Marshal and Abner Me
Donald We're driving the mail stage daily from
Days Ferry to Portland. over the ola Turn
pike. After driving here a Year or two. | went
10 driving between Brunswick and Portland
Jsed to take about five hours. We considered
II % miles distance at that time. We didn't try
to make any very quick time. The mail stages
didn't carry so many as the accommodation
stages. We had nine coaches. fourteen some
times.
The accommodation stages between Port
land and Augusta were driven by George Deer
ing and ErastuS Richards These stages met in
Brunswick every noon. also the Bath accom-
modations met them there. We used to pay
cents for drink, and most of them took sun
thln. aud they didn't 90 behind the door for it
Dinner was 81 cents for years. The fairs used
10 be from Portland to Augusta S.i BY accom-
lnodatIon, by mail -. 1t took four days to 90
from Bangor to Boston bv accommodations
There were four different corporations on
this stretch from Bangor to Augusta: to
Portland; to Portsmouth; to Boston. The fare
was Sl6 by mail, ST. by accommodation. The
mail would 90 there i'll two days. 1t would 20
l
rush of these times had begun. men who want
ed to go quick could take the mail, those who
were not in such hurry could take the slower
coaches OF the accommodations. One beauti-
full afternoon i'll September there went from
Brunswick to Portland nine coaches all to-
gether with as much as they could carry The
college boys We're going home. lust after com
mencement.
There the Maine Stage company Hale
n WaerhOuse. agents, when came on to the
line, which was in 1N32. From Portland to
Augusta there was Il daily line. There was al
accommodation from Bath to meet them
These three stages met at Brunswick for din
ner at the Tontne. These three coaches and
extra coaches would often bring together 100
persons for dinner That you see was Il pretty
good staging. Then from Days Ferry and
back there WAS Il daily mail stage. SUNDAY not
excepted, Then there was Il line from Port
land to Augusta Via Freeport and Lisbon Fails
another line by the same company from Port
land via South West Bend, Durham Then
there was daily from Brunswick to Portland
and back every day. remember the drivers
as well though it We're but yesterday
think they are all dead but John Marshal Hi
ram Reed and myself Hale & Watcrhou>c had
their headquarters in Portland. We We're MT
troubled with any beats. If q person did rot
have means we put them along. Very kind
the stage people were with poor persons. The
stage men from other lines went free Bath
Times,
The Republican journal., 1884-07-17

FINGER PRUNING. BY timely rubbing
off needless shoots from young fruit trees
and grapevihes, the necessity for heavy
pruning may be entirely obviated, and
there will be none of the loss of wood
which has already grown, and no check
be given by large amputations. Examine
grapevines as soon as the growth has
pushed an inch or two, and select and
retain those shoots which will give an
evenly distributed growth, with sufficient
space between them. The same care
with young fruit trees, as soon as they
have fairly started, will give handsome
and symmetrical heads.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-17

Col. Higginson appears to be quite as
independent in his treatment of history
as of politics. In his article on cold
Hickory in the July Harpers, speaking
of one Of the scandals of Jackson's adj
mlnistration he locates Mrs. jackson in
the White House as ga plain. eStimable
ackwoodswoman who sat smoking her
corncob pipe in the opposite corner"
Whatever Mrs. Jackson might have been
smoking at that time, she was not in the
White House, for on account Of the terri
bic scandals which had been set atloat
during the Jackson electoral campaign
regarding Old Hickory's marriage rela-
tions, Mrs. jackson fairly worried herself
to death and did not live to see her hus-
band inaugurated Col. Higgnson seems
to have sacrificed the true for the pictur-
eSOue.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-17

Wife (anxiously) did that young la
dy observe who passed US just now?" Husband
with smile of calm delight)-'Why, my
love, she observed rather good-lookng man
walking with a lady-that's all. Ahem.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-17

The Hartford Evening Post has probably hit
the nail square on the head in the following
paragraph accounting for the opposition of
IIarper's Weekly to Mr.. Blaine:
The Republican journal., 1884-07-17

"My daughter paints" is the title of new novel,
And she probably powders. but it is a mighty mean
man who would thus give the girl away.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-17
FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

For this department brief suggestions, facts
and experiences are solicited from housekeep-
er>, farmers and gardeners. Address Agr-
cultural editor. journal Office. BeIfast Maine.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-17

Admiring cousin-"What are you going to
do, Tom. now you're through college? Tom
(who wishes to be considered cyricaD D-"Oh,I
shall stand aside and let the world roll on"
Admring cousin (charmeD -"Why, that's
very kind of you, Tom"
The Republican journal., 1884-07-17
Woman's Ingenuity.

a Dublin chambermaid is said to have
got twelve commercial travellers into
eleven bedrooms, and yet to have given
each a separate bed room. Here we
have eleven separate bedrooms:
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4 Life Saving Present.

Mr. NJ. L. Allison. Hutchinson, Kan. Saved
his life by IL simple Trial Bottle of pr Kings New
Discovery. for Consumption, which caused him to
procure large bottle, mat completely cured MIN,
when Doctors, change Of climate and everything
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IT IS guaranteed TO cure. Trial Bottles free at K.
II. Mooly's Drug Store. Large size sl0o
\ reporter describes the color of the sacred ele-
phanl as being alike the ash of 4 good cigar We
suppose this is caused by his being puffed 80 much.
II you have failed to receive benefit from other
preparations, try Hoods Sarsaparilla; it is the
strongest the purest, the best, the cheapest
i Kentucky woman has been supplied with an
iron jaw and her husband is unhappy. He says she
will have that Jaw worn out in about three weeks
and he can't afford to buy her new one sixteen
times year.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-17

shop without them. consider your sulphur Bit
trrs remarkable blood purifier. know Of several
peoplr, whose cases were considered hopeless, that
nave been entirely cured by your medicine The
sale of sulphur Bitter- is 80 large here that could
not keep shop without them. l.. ). YATES, Phar=
maci9l, ~ Essex street. Lawrence Mass. 2t2f
western exchange remarked of 4 candidate for
a certain state ollice "He has a large following
and an opposition organ anplifed the item hy add
in1 q lrrlliinrs -
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II You ever troubled with sick or nervous
headache trv bottle Of Fellows Headache specific,
1t has cured thousands and will cure you. For sale
by all druggists Trial bottle only 70 cents. 4w21
Peaches and applies, We read, have ncen affected
bv the frost but the watermelon crop hasn't been
affected there l. no necessity for the doctors and