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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-03-01
The Texas Pacific Forfeiture Bill.

The House bill to forfeit the Texas
Pacific land gran: rs amended by the
Senate and passed by that body, Thurs
day, provides that ''all lands granted
the Texas Pacific Railroad Company
under the net of Congress entitled AN
Act to incorporate the Texas Pacific
Railroad Company, and to aid in the
construction OF its read, aud for other
purposes approved March 3, 1871, and
acts ainendntory thereof, or supplement
tai thereto, he and they arc hereby de-
clared forfeited, and the whole of said
lands restored to the public domain and
made subject to disposal under the gen.
eral laws of the United States, as though
said grant had never been made; pro-
vided that the price of the lands so for
feited and restored shall DO the same rs
heretofore fixed for the even sect. ns
within said grant. That the Act OF
March 3, 1875, entitled An Act for the
relief Of settlers within railroad limits
is hereby repealed"
The bill 10 goes back to the House
for concurrence or on-concurrcnC in
the Senate amendments.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-03-01

A new phase OF the Sharon divorce
ease was developed Saturday. Sharon's
counsel notified Miss Hills attorney.
that tho court would be requested on
February 9th, TO nnnul the award Of nj.
imony and counsel fees granted plaintiff
OH tho ground that the court signed
findings which inadvertently decided
that no marriage, valid under the laws
OF California, ever existed between plain.
tiff and defendant,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-03-01

Shiloh's Cough and Consumption
Cure is sold by US on q guarantee. 1
cures CONSUMPTION For sale by + +.
Muller,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-03-01

Au on'iu,nt divine says the advance.
mont If tAc "ogid ana the slErud Of
civilization and Christianity depends
o" the Interchange of thought among
people ami their Willingness to learn,
ana that the man OF woman who OPP
poses the Introduction OF ncw improve
t""nts, tie trial ui new ways aud the
use al new things, should be- condemned
"S u"t being good and useful members
of society; AMI now, il not set in your
old ways, try q bottle OF YgHnA Burya
iiIrgELs. These valuable Biltcrs cure
h!i!iouHmrsa, Constipation. Torpid Liver,
Kidney Complaints. Indigestion and
Dyspepsia. For sale 10y All Druggists.
The Republican journal., 1885-11-19
Hunting the MIld Bee.

Monday afternoon representative of the JONI
nal rode 10 Waldo IN company with Mr.. Arthur 1.
Brown, of Belfast, to witness the operation Of
gathering wilt honey Mr.. Brown is a success full
Jee hUhter am enjoys that sport As others do fish
Ing for trout on shooting deer In tine summer sea
s"n Nh Brown drives into the country, near the
woods, and locates the home of the colony. This
Is done by feeding from a bee box. a quantity Of
honey. or sugar ard water is used for bait A bee
Is caught from the flowers and placed In the box
which is then elevated In some conspicuous place
After the bee has eaten his I'LL he will rise from the
box, circle about Tor time ana then tly direct.
~ to his home. III short time tie bee with others
hive and box. Mr., Brown says he has known a
bee to lily mile, unload his honey and return IN
ten minutes, The box is next removed some dis
lance, the Night of the bee again noticed when an
angle can be struck By this means hunter has
no difficulty III finding the bee tree. Sometimes
tbs lead will take one ii farm house where bees
are kept, but it is the wild species we are after.
Last summer My. Brown located two bee trees,
one Of which was Investigated Monday. The tire {
was a hollow rock maple on the farm of Mr.. +. D.
Freeman, in Waldo. The colony was al out twenty
feet from the ground. The bees were thoroughly
smoked with tobacco and the hole plugged up. The
tree then fellel, after which section over the
comb was removed About fifteen pounds of honey
taken out The colony was a large one, but
the space in the tree was so circumscribed there
was little room for comb Sometimes $50 pounds
are taken from single tree. Mr.. Brown says he
has had many sharp fight with the bees, but
those on Monday were doce, and none Of the party
We're stung
Mr. George W Morse, of Belmont, has this fall
taken POO pounds of wild honey out Of the woods
in Searsmont one hive yielded 50 pounds. The
wild bees found in four trees. Mr. Morse
has been very successful in this line
The Republican journal., 1885-11-19
National Thanksgiving,
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, PROCLAMATION.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, A PROCLAMATION.
The American people have always abundant
cause to be thankful to Almighty God, whose watch
full care and guiding hand have been manifested In
every stage of their National life, guarding and
protecting them in time of peril and safely leading
them in the hour of darkness ana danger. II is fit
ting and proper that Nation thus favored should
one day in every year for that purpose especial
ly appointed, publicly acknowledge the goodness of
God and return thanks to Him for His gracious
gifts.
Therefore |. Grover Cleveland, President of the
United states of America, do hereby designate and
set apart Thursday, the 10Th day of November in
slant, as day of public Thanksgiving and prayer
and do invoke the observance of the by all the
people of the land. On that day let all secular
business be suspended and let the people assemble
in their usual places of worship, and with prayer
and songs of praise devoutedy testify their graft
tude to the Giver of every good and perfect gift,
for all that He has done for in the year that has
passed, for our preservation as united Nation,
and for our deliverance from the shock and danger
of political convusion; for the blessings of peace
and for our safety and quiet, while wars and rumors
of have agitated and afflicted other nations of
the earth; for our security against the scourge of
pestlence which in other lands has claimed It's dead
by thousands and filed the streets with mourners
for plenteous crops which reward the labor of the
husbandman and increase our Nations wealth, and
for the cOntentment throughout our borders which
follows on the train of prosperity and abundance
And let there also be on that day thus set apart a
reunion of families, sanctified and chastened by
tender memories and associations, and let the social
intercourse of friends with pleasant "reminiscences
renew the ties of affection and strengthen the bonds
of kindly feeling. And let us by no means forget,
while we give thanks and enjoy the comforts which
have crowned our lives that truly grateful hearts
inclined to deeds of charity; and that kind
andthoughtful remembrance of the poor will double
the pleasure of our condition, and render praise
and thanksgiving more acceptable In the sight Of
the Lord.
Done at the city of Washington, this second day
of November, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty five and of the independence of the United
States the one hundred and tenth.
BY the President, GROVER CLEVELAND.
T. F. BAYARD, Secretary of State
The Republican journal., 1885-11-19
Newspaper Notes.

How time flies. 1t seems but the other day we
read the prospectus of the Home Farm. and that
excellent paper has really entered upon It's sixth vol
ume. MI. = L. Boardman, the accomplished editor,
admits that he has had a hard struggle but he Is
fun of courage and hopeful as to the future 49,.
There is not ouly room for all the papers now pub
lished in Maine, but all would do well If the money
sent out Of the State for wspapers was given to
home publications, and with increased patronage
we should have better newspapers. The man who
7ubscribcs for city daily weekly can, however,
well afford to take the local paper also with this
weeks issue, "cothed In apparel, but with all
the old familiar features, the Maine Farmer will
make It's fty-ourth annual bow to its patrons and
friends" The editor thinks cit will not he less
welcome on account of its new Clothes" and We
think he is correct, usual. I'VE are glad to see
that that excellent local newspaper, the Dexter
Gazette has become more of home paper by dis
carng the patent inside. 1t is now all printed at
home and the sheets cut and pasted, as all
quarto publications should The Eastern State
has been jumped on more by its legal antago-
MIST but we hope the Robbins will soon sing again.
The Republican journal., 1885-11-19
Transfers In Real Estate.

The following are the transfers in real estate in
Waldo county for the week ending Nov. l7th John
NJ. Braun, Palermo To sylvester b. Jones, same
town. Lewis W. Bonner, Boston, to James F.
Brown, same town, anu James f. Brown to Lewis
Benner and ais. Frank W. Berry, New York, to
Mary Alice Belt. same place. ). +. Bennett and
others, stockton, to stephen Bennett, Bucksport
John l.. Bean, Canada, to Samuel 5. Bean, Sears
mont. Rhoda Cox, Liberty. to Levi B. Cox, same
town. sumner A. Davis, oearsmont, to Orren A.
Bartlett, Searsport. Ruth Drinkwater, Lincoln
vile, to Ernest Z. Drinkwater same town. Dickey,
Brown Il Morse, and AlonZo A Dckty, SearsmOnt,
to James Fuller, same town. George b. Elwell,
Belfast, to Mary Alice Belt New York John NJ.
Henrietta Gray, Prospect, to Almeda f. Randall
stockton Philo llersey, Belfast to Robert Emery
same town. y. o. Jones, Palermo, to s. b. Jones,
same town. Patience knowlton, Troy, to Charles
o. HoXie, same town William u. Lewis, Boston,
to Bowditch Morton, New York, Walter Matltt
Thorn'ikc, to Mehitahle III. Parsons, same town.
William {. Marshall. Belfast, to Frank W. Berry
New FORK. William i}. Morse, Searsmont, to James
Fuller, same town. Bedieli Plummer, Winterport
to Atwood +. Brown, Glenburn. Albert NJ Plum
mer, Montville. to Levi y. Pummer same town.
same town. c. l.. Showers 4 ais, stockton. to
Mary Small, same town. J. p. showers Il ais,
stockton, to Clifford L.. Showers, same town. Mary
j. Tower, camden, to Gideon Il. sanford, Lincoln
Vile. Benz. p. Upham, Washington, to Edmund
Prescott, Liberty. Nathaniel b. Webb, Boston, to
J. f. Ilutchings, Winterport
The Republican journal., 1885-11-19
City Real Estate.

One year ago there seemed to be no demand
streets eight first class residences were under
stood to be for sale, but there were no buyers.
There was no building in progress or prospect.
Within the past few months there have been
quite a number of transfers of desirable resi-
dences, and at prices generally higher than
most people anticipated. This property has all
gone into the possession of professional and
business men who have au interest In the pros.
perity of our city and who have at once set to
work to improve their new premises. There
are still others in the market ready to buy
when they can suit themselves. Then the
wooden buildings removed by the recent fire
have been replaced by handsome brick blocks,
leaving only gap to be filled next season, as
we have reason to believe, with first class
hotel; so that in this direction, as In others, the
outlook is decidedly encouraging. 1t Is gener-
ally accepted that We are to have water sup
ply. and this will add to the healthfulness of
the city and reduce the insurance rates, while
there is a prospect of decided reduction of
abundant supply of water. cheap insurance
and low taxes will tend materially to promote
the prosperity of Belfast ard the place Is also
coming into notice as desirable summer re-
sort. This with the growth of our local manu-
features and partial revival of shipbuding,
presents favorable outlook for the coming
year.
The Republican journal., 1885-11-19

A correspondent of the Nation writing from
South Carolina of the formation of Tariff
Reform Club, expresses regret that it was not
called the Free Trade Club. The matter was
discussed at the meeting for organization, and
the first name adopted. The fact is, the So
called tariff reformers are really free traders In
disguise, and in the case in question the name
appears to have been adopted, as 1t has else
Where, to better carry on free trade cam
paign under tariff reform colors. This CORE
spondent says that of the three daily news
papers published in South Carolina two favor
the movement. One of these papers, we
know, is edited by an Englishmsn, and this is
true of The Nation also. The correspondent Is
probably a Brtisher or an American with
British trade interests.
The Republican journal., 1885-11-19
Creanlerles.

There are two butter creameres in Waldo county,
one situated on the farm of W. B. Conant, of Bel
fast, conducted by II. W. Pitcher, and one at West
Troy conducted by +. II. Gould. The butter of the
latter is for sale at Ellis & Gnns IN this city and
retails at five cents per pound above ordinary
butter 1t was but recently introduced here and
Mr. CHM says 1t is superior to any butter he has
had and predicts good sale when our people get
educated up to it. Creameries have been agitated
for some time by our progressive farmers and we
are glad 10 see this advancement. Creamery butter
is uniform in quality and always to be relied upon.
The Republican journal., 1885-11-19
DuntOn vs.. Chairman RrAHn.

In Washington special dispatch to the Adver-
tiser. Monday, 1t was reported that Chairman
Brown and Marshal Harmon, of Biddeford, say
that the error of Dunton, the man recommended by
Mr. Brown for the postofice at Centre Lincolnville
was only technical; that no jury in the world would
have convicted him; and that the United States
Marshal inveiged him into plea of guilty and
then railroaded him to jail.
Mr. Dunton, who is now in jail in this city, was
seen yesterday morning with relation to the above
statement. He says the statement is false that he
never authorized Chairman Brown or Marshal Har-
mon to make such a statement; that ne has no &C
quaintance with Marshal Bisbee and that he never
was advised about his by either of the deputy
marshals. Portland Press.
The Republican journal., 1885-11-19
DOE AND FAWN.

Here were with two dead deer and between
us and the camp were more than two miles of al
most mpenetrable forest gulches, fallen trees and
running streams of water. 1t was decided that the
writer should remain with the dead game while
Page returned to camp for help. Two hours later
he returned with Coroner Wilson and the Judge of
Probate, and an inquest was at once held The
deers entrails were removed and the long tramp to
camp began. rope was put through slit in the
lower jaw of the deer and they were dragged
through the forest on their sides. The writer
pulled the fawn the entire distance. and had it
been an OK the feat would have been accomplished
under the intense excitement Of the moment We
reached camp at two O'Clock in the afternoon,
weary and hungry. The doe was a very large one
measuring eight feet from nose to hind feet and
weighed more than 200 pounds The fawn was n
good sized one. A fire was kindled and the heart
and liver of the doe fried, when five famished men
sat down to the repast. The extraordinary cir
cumstances of the chase gave zest to the Appetite
and as that liver disappeared we gave satisfactory
glances at the carcasses of the deer suspended
from tree near by.
Thursday the writer remained at camp all day as
it was not thought advisable to leave the cottage
| alone. The days hunt proved fruitess. The
weather was rainy and so continued through the
neXtday. Friday we determined to leave for home
| and at noon packed our game and dunnage on the
team and babe good by to camp,-but not until
we had hired it for another season. We reached
Ellsworth at dark and drawing up in front of the
American House gave ourselves over to the care of
Landlord Saunders. A barber was sought who
took the crowd by the job.
| call made at the Ellsworth American
| Office, but the editor was out We asked for a
copy of the Republican Journal but disappoint-
ed in not receiving 1t. The handsome Young lady
in charge informed US that the editor must have
| carried the paper home for evening reading and
that editor at once went up fifty per cent. in our
estimation. Wecompromised with the young lady,
however, by taking copy of the Prog. Age.
| We reached home Saturday evening" well satisfied
with our trip. Monday morning the game was cut
up and venison steak was served at noon in
many household in the city.
| We cannot close this sketch without saying a
good word for the American House at Ellsworth,
and MIR. Saunders. the landlord. The house is
well kept, the tables handsomely and bounteously
spread the walters attentive and the beds neat and
| clean. Mr.. Saunders has had experience at Bar
Harbor, and is model landlord Those who find
| themselves at Ellsworth cannot do better than to
call at the American This is not an editorial puff
for we paid our way, but is gratuitous notice for
| a well kept hotel. RCD.
The Republican journal., 1885-11-19
Rev. V. 2. Mardweu. of Bucksport. exnlain,

Rev. V. P. Wardwell, of Bucksport. explains
in the Clipper the origin of the famous song,
john Browns Body. etc" He says that as
matter of fact. Charles A. Pilsbury, G. c..
Irvine, and perhaps others. with himself, never
saw nor heard the words of that song until
they improvi,ed and sung them, in wild jolly
mood around the campfire of Company E,
Sixth Maine regiment, while at Chain Bridge,
II. c.. in the summer of 1861
Although not so numerous as the John
Smiths. there are three of Us. The Charles
A. Pisbury mentioned above Is native of
Bncksport, a nephew of Rev. W. H. Pilsbury
of that place. and now resident of Roanoke
Virginia. Another is the head of the firm of
Charles A. Pillsbury 4 Co., of Minneapolis, "a
native of New Hampshire) the greatest flour
manufacturers in the world and the third, the
country editor, who eats the -four his rich
namesake makes, first saw the light in Wash
ington county. Maine. The proof of the pud-
ding Is in the eating and we are convinced that
nothing IN the way of flour is better than
"Pillsburv's Best.
The Republican journal., 1885-11-19

Al last Lincolnville Center has Democratic
postmaster. James A. Knight. If the Demo-
Gratis and others who recommended Dunton for
the position had withdrawn Duntons name as
soon as 1t was discovered that be had been
transgres>ing, the whole unfortunate scandal
arising from the appointment of man in pris-
on would have been avoided. The Postoffce
Department was not in the least at fault for the
error and was prompt in cancoling the appoint
ment. Portland Argus.
The Lewiston Journal publishes the above
with the caption of How about Chairman
Brown" Our Androscoggin contemporary is
barking up the wrong tree. Chairman Brown
did not recommend Dunton's appointment, or
sign his papers. w. NJ. Rust of this city was
Dunion's endorser, preparing and transmitting
his papers to Washington, with strong letter
bearing the signature of the would-be collector
at this port. And not only did Mr.. Rust take
no steps to withdraw his recommendation when
Dunton was sent to prison but he attempted to
cast the blame for the appointment on Chair
man Brown.
The Republican journal., 1885-11-19
The Late Prudence White.

Died in Albion, Oct. IL, Prudence White, widow
of the late Henry White, aged 80 years. 10 months
% days. Mrs. White was the daughter of Capt
family of l6 children. Four died before reaching
maturity, and II lived to become heads Of families
three of whom are now living at advanced ages
red, hut moved more than 80 years since to Albion
with her husband, who died 26 years ago. Mrs
White suffered painful accident ten years since
which rendered her cripple the remainder of her
life. She retained her faculties in wonderful de
gree to the last, and bore her privatons and sick
ness with heroic forttude and at last passing away
with joy and gladness. A devoted wife, a kline
mother. good neighbor, has gone to her reward
Kennebec journal.
The Republican journal., 1885-11-19

We recently received a copy of The North.
west, handsome illustrated monthly magazine
published at st. Paul, and found that the editor
and publisher is Mr.. f. V. Smalley, an old
Washington acquaintance and a widely known
journalist and magaZineist. Mr.. Smaley wat
for some years the Washington correspondent
of the New York Tribune, doing also much
special work for that paper, and atterly has
been frequent contributor to The Century
The magazine is worthy of his industry ant
ability and ought to have profitable field as
an exponent of the great Northwest.
The Republican journal., 1885-11-19

DRIVING DEER STALKING AT NIGHT. SUCCESS.
Full HUNT. HOMEWARD BOUND. THE AMERICAN
HOUSE AT ELLSWORTH.
Last week we left the reader at camp ready for
business on Monday morning. Before we start
out let us look at our firearms for a moment. Our
camp was
PERFECT ARSENAL.
Judge johnson was armed with repeating Mar
lin rifle, good for eight shots before the magazine
Is emptied, and double-barrelled breech loading
bonehlll shot gun. Charles Coombs had Winches-
ter repeating rifle, single barreed breech load
Ing shot gun and revolver. Mr.. Page had sim
gle cartridge Remington rifle Mr.. Wilson had
ten guaged single barreled breech loading shot
gun, report from which sounded like the broad
side of a frigate. The writer without firearms.
The pleasure of roaming through the forests climb
ing mountains and driving deer alone repaid him
for the expense of the trip. The cartridges were
all prepared before leaving home. Not the least
among the pleasures of hunting trip are the
PREPARATIONS AND ANTICIPATIoNs
before starting How many agreeable hours were
spent IN loading the cartridges and specializing
the results; the meetings held to talk the trip
the memoranda of the articles needed and the Won
derfu stories told by Page of the deer he had slain
on the mountains.
1t was decided to hunt by the mode known as
driving. Deer have well defined paths of travel
and crossings. II one is started up he is sure to
cross at a certain place. The shooters were to be
stationed at these crossings while Mr.. Page drove
He to enter the forest at given point and
travel toward the places where the shooters
were stationed. The deer would fee before
Page and were to be shot when they approached
the hunters. Care has to he taken In regard to
the wind for the deer is very quick of scent.
Monday morning we started out for our frat
hunt MIR, johnson and Mr. Wilson were ferried
across Hadock Pond and stationed in the highway
at a point deer were known to frequent, and
Coombs and the writer were stationed in clear
ing near by, while Page secured the woods in driv-
ing. The search was fruitless one, although
many signs were discovered. The wind was south
east and threatening. Rain began to fall, with In
dications of heavy gale. 1t is needless to attempt
todescrbe the fearful hurricane that closed the day
for Monday, Nov. g yet fresh in the minds of my
readers. Suffice ii to say the gale was one of the
heaviest that has visited our coast for years We
remained in camp in the afternoon listening to tie
raging elements The wind whistled through the
leaf1ess trees, while the stream, augmented IN vol
ume by the descending rains, roared and surged
down the mountain side in its mad rush to Hadlock
Pond. All was quiet at camp. A brisk fire made
everything cheerful within and We patiently waited
FOR the abatement of the storm.
Tuesday morning opened clear and bright
Again was the forest secured for deer, but at night
fall we returned TO camp tired by long trampng
and disappointed in not finding game. The signs
plentiful, but we could not get In sight of the
willy deer.
The Republican journal., 1885-11-19

A Richmond, Va, doctor reports patient
as 'verging on delirium tremens caused by the
loss of Sleep" This is a discovery. 1t has
been generally supposed that the d. t's were
otherwise caused,
The Republican journal., 1885-11-19
The Poet Laureate of the Administration

Senator German, of Maryland, has secured the
appointment of one Cropley to be collector of
Georgetown, the who is the author Of the fol-
lowing toast drank at a Democratic carouses soon
after the
Here's to the man that pulled the trigger
That killed the man who freed the niger.