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Concerning Fertilizers.

There is SO much difference in man
ures, that unless We take the greatest
care, comparisons are very misleading,
50 much so, that the farmer will often be
quite as near ii iJht when he falls back Oh
his own judgment, as formed 10y practice
on his own farm.
Practical tests have proved that where
hen manure has been placed side by side
with commercial fertilizers, it is worth
about Sl.l5 per barrel, and that barn
manure is worth seven dollars per cord
delivered on the land. Bnt To be worth
this, the hen manure must be kept under
cover and free from foreign substances,
and the barn manure must also be kept
under cover, and must be made by cattle
well fed The value of any manure de
pends very much on the feed
The value OF barn manure is increased
b. the fact that in the process of decom-
position ii has mechanical effect on the
soil, and while it thus forms from itself
plant food, no doubt 1t also changes sub
stances in the s1ii to plant food Mass.
PlOughmdn.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23
Agriculture IN the Magazines.


All 'd AtIe ol very great interest to
every farmer is published i'm the Nav
rr.tl,,.r uf iI.,r,af-. lI,.,,i,,a ~, -. Ie,.o,-
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'.'''i' III -A'l''I''''' ny 1"ih Noihslock'
Portraits are given, tlom direct photo
-.ll,hs. uf a number of the most notable
.,rtr,.,.-,r.,,l,c,,., .o,vs ftbis stool, oro
"''''"' A'Phe4' ""-ieH oF 'oi. Il. NJ
Hoe ploduced under untorced tests over
tMpuN -uinc pounds of burfcI 4 week
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ware fn,nn,ted far Tneat whi,E h..d M w.. hg ''l
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W.T. Roger hl"fdah' VINO Is one OF the
Li7' accurate observers ol nature among
..i Younger writers contributes to the
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23
Phe Real Test of a Horse.

Test trials OF speed against time to
make record, can never be considered
as the correct determination Of what
constitutes the true value in horsh flesh
The true test of horse is a contest of
strength, speed or endurance, surrounded
by the conditions met in the contest of
everyday life. A horse may exhibit
great speed in trial against time when
all the conditions are most favorable, and
yet fail entirely when the elements of a
hardly contested race are present. How
ever perfect may be the drill of a body,
that does not count for more than a pre-
liminary discipline in the contest of bat
tie. Neither does what a horse may do
i'll a race where the speed is merely
against time; and nothing could he more
injurious To the true interest of breeders
than the craze that is made over the per-
fUrmance of some animal owned by an
individual to advertise his wealth, or to
draw money to his Golfers by these hip
pOdrome exhibitions against time. If the
law Of the turf compelled these phenom-
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23
The Anglo-RussIan Difficulty.

HOW AMERICANS SHOULD REGARD IT.
The Boston Herald having stated that, "In
the possible contest between England and Rus
-ia, American sympathy would be on the side
of the former" Mr. l.. kenney writes to that
paper as follows:
This is an assumption wholly unwarranted
by facts. While. YOU admit. Russia was al
ways friendly To America, England, on the
other hand. always tried to strangle that which
She could not control. See her attitude toward
Us in the great rebellion: her arstOcracy and
capitalists openly espousing the cause of the
South; the shpyardS of Great Britain only too
ready to turn out confederate cruisers Eng
lish sympathy openly manjfesting itself in ia
yOr of secession-nOt so much for the love of
the thing, but TO Obiierate these grand north
ern slates-the states that had forced England
to abandon her absurd claims of the right of
''taXation without representation" | am sat
i>ied the great American nation is not so un-
mindful of England's pertidy toward us in the
dark days of the rebellion AS to sympathize
with her in this, the nour of her difficulty She
Knocked us and openly assisted our enemies.
Let US return the compliment and call it square.
You appear to be unduly alarmed at the
dread consequences to India of Russian con-
quest. In my judgment, Russian supremacy
would be the greatest blessing India could re-
ceiVe. Here is a vast country of 200, ,000,0 of
inhabitants without rights, without representa-
ton, all kinds of taxes and burdens imposed
upon them, and set you fear under Russian
rule the country Will lose the blessings of good
government. Why, from the robber rule of
Hastings 10 the present time, the motto of Eng
land in India is 'plunder'-plunder of the
most audacious kind. See also England's
treatment of the unfortunate Sepoys, making
them into chain gang squads; dragging them to
the cannon's mouth, and there hurting the un-
fortunate creatures into eternity, and all in the
name of civilization. Contrast this conduct
with the magnanimity of the brave commander
who now lies at the point of death--who re-
ceiyed the surrender of great army without a
binding restriction.
Let US throw this Anglo-American nonsense
overheard Unfortunately for this country
kindly those who kindly remembered us, and
if we do, am satisfied the majority of Ameri-
can sympathy is not Oh the side of England
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23
Gen. Grant in 1851.

The letter written by Gen. Grant to his
father-in-aw in April, 1861, and first published
yesterday, serves to confirm the opinion of
those who knew the writer best that there was
"a great deal more in Grant than showed on
the surface" before he was developed by the
discipline of war. The letter not only dscloses
the ardent patriotism and determined Unionism
of The man at that early day, but it shows that
Grant foresaw the magnitude of the conflict,
the response of the North to the summons,
and the inevitable result more clearly than did
most of the statesmen of the period. No other
man, SO far as we remember. talked about
raising ''ten or twenty times 10000 men, in
April, 1861, or said: 'In all this can but see
the doom of slavery" Equally prophetic was
Grants observation concerning eastern Vir-
ginia, that 'she should be made to bear a heavy
portion of the burden of the war for her guilt"
Heavy it was, indeed, before the surrender at
AppomattoX. Gen. Grant is one of the few
Americans Of his generation whose fame will
increase with the passage Of years. Boston
Herald April IA.
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Name: Its Agricultural Features and
Capabilities.
BY SAMUEL l.. BOARDMAN.
Copyright, 1884, S. L. b.

DAIRY FARMING.
The first cheese factory was established in
Maine Franklin County, in 1871, and the
interest in this industry was very great for
several years Immediately following. They
continued TO multiply, reaching the highest
number in 1879, when sixty-three factories
We're reported in operation. The average
number of cows furnishing milk in that year
to factory was niuety-four. In 1882 but
twenty-four factories We're reported in oper-
alton. The chief cause Of the closing up of so
many of the factories was the want of cows.
No factory can be protitably operated and give
satisfaction on the milk of from sixty to one
hundred COWS. And notwithstanding our great
advantages H. dairy State, the interest in as
srciated dairying has been declining for the
past five or six years, but there Is now begin
ming to be IA revival Of it in another form--that
of the creamery OF butter factory, and there is
every indication that it will spread and sue
ceed Already four five butter factories are
in success .ful operation, and the indications are
that others viii he ready to start with the open
ng of the season OF 1884. But while the inter-
est in associated cheese making has somewhat
declined. That in private dairying has rapidly
nclea> Il. our fine herd, of Jerseys afford the
foundation for superior private dairie> and
Maine butter finds ready market not only in
The large cities OF our own State, but IN Boston,
HE cities and tow ms Of Massachusetts and even
Philadelphia. Physically, Maine is admirably
located for IA dairy State. We have superior
grazing lands, pastures well watered by pure
brooks and springs. and a climate which during
The grazing season is most favorable for the
handling of milk aud the manufacture of dairy
products. Moreover. we are near the great
con shltBIDp
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23
An Honest Opinion Expressed.

OGUNQUIT ME-, Dec. 3, 1854.
NV first experience in the use of Bradley's Phos-
phate was about ten years ago. l bought three
barrels, about eight hundred pounds, and plant
ed Carriers Imperial Swedish turnips one and
half acres of old, worn-out moving land, using
no other manure, and raised fourteen tons of
marketable turnips. which sold for ten dollars per
ton. nave continued to use Bradley's Phosphate
for field and garden crops and have always obtain
Ell excellent results. To any and all in want of II
good and reliable fertilizer, l cheerfully rec
ommend Bradley's Phosphate. ALLEN VIM.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23
An Important Discovery.


Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg, H., says :
"Having received so much benefit from Electric
Bitters, feel 1t my duty let suffering humanity
know it, Have had running my leg for
eight years, my doctors told me l would have to
have the bone scraped the leg amputated. |
used, instead, three bottles OF Electric Biters and
seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve and my leg is
now sound and well"
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents bottle and
Bucklens Arnica SaIve at 25c per box by r. r.
Moody.
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enons to enter into contests Of actual trial
with horses who can trot in a race dan
gerously near to their time, or disquality
them from holding the championship,
some of the flyers might have to be rel
egated to second place. Veterinary
JOurnal
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23

Suppose they should try high license in
Maine. Would the cause OF temperance ,utf +,
or the friends Of temperance have reason 10
regret The change: New York Sun.
Maine is prohibition State. The people
have 80 declared, aud only last Year Incorporate
ed prohib ton in the Constitution b.. :, vote of
three TO one. How does the sun propose TO
try" what the people of Maine oppose?
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23

he farm buildings OF Maine are ample, com
mo'ilou>, often elegant. Barns ard stables upon
tam>. with hardly an exception, are well built.
warm. generally cIapboarded or shinged, very
commonly with cellars underneath them. and
frequently supplied with running water inn
proved implements. IN large variety. are f0unu
pn most farms. In 1879 the farmers of Maine
paid S2l2.I3J for purchased commercial teril-
lzHr>, according TO the census returns. | think
ti' hS"i,> ~" ~" pS noio tnaii one-na,i -'. /.
roadside fences AGAINST fields are bpino discon-
tinueb in many towns nlan that cannot he
hiph}y commended.
As agencies for The promotion of agricultural
advancement inc Sta 10 has fo1r .oric,lIturaI
taner.: y stale college of agriculture and the
mechanic arts: il state Agricultural Society.
hrltinU fair. al Ipviston. an Eastern STATE
A,t,,irnltural Associ.tIjol holding fair, at Ran
por. A Stale BOARD of Agri,nlture holding
farmers in>titurns in each ronntv in the STATE
annually. = state Jersey Rreeder.' Assocjarion
a Maine Narino sheen Rreedrr.' Associatiou a
S;.Ic pomoIopir.l Snriaty bo. dino exhihitinns
ana mer,inos ana tuhii. .biuU an animal renort
ti,t,,iobt ,.on,,+v ma lor.,l ,ori,.uIturai and
hortirulfura} eo,ietir. = state Grange of Pat.
rnn. uf Iju.handrv and subordinate ORANGES
HAVING - memberships Of oyrr thirteen tho,xand
,ne,nl5pr.. Two Sfatr and several county bee
kpeuers' 9.sociations. one State and several
lnrYl ,onItr, breeders; associ.tious. numprous
hnr.e-hreeder., or RACING as.oriations and
ahout sixty farmers clnbs. holding annual
,xhibition.. and during The winIer months
rp0ular meetings for discnssions The State
Ri.rd of AoricnIture has nuhIi.hed thirty vol.
u,nrs of renorts comnri.fno a body of iufor.
nation on the aqrirnlture of the State in il 1,
yariou. branche, which ha, been of incaIcuI-
mile worth to the farmers nf Naine. and n GREAT
4iJ In The GeypJnnment and elevation of our
farmers and farming.
,
tVNtL' SION
Maine Is a healthy State. We have no ma
laria: the natural drainage Is excellent; build
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23

The Nautical Gazetle SAYS of the British
tramp steamers "'The British build 'em, their
shippers beach EN-, and we Yankees drag 'em
of aud then we repair 'en, that is, what there
is left Davy Jones, however, gets the lions
share of all the lramps, and the underwriters
pay for 'em."
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Maine for Hay Fever.
PITTsBURG. Pa, April 10, :

flITSBJ re. IA, April 10, 90
ToTHE EDnOROF THE JOURNAL. ApropOs
nf your article on MAINE ;ls a Summer Resort
| desire to offer Il few facts. | have been near
Iy all over the world north and south of the
equator, along shore and in the interior of
islands and continents, and with the exception
of little of Switzerland and Italy and IA patch
of two of Brazil, the coast of the Pine Tree
State presents The most varied scenery and the
greatest union of hygenc and natural advan-
tages eXtant Take the places south Of Boston,
where dwell the hords of refugees from the
heated cities of the interior during July and
August, and what are they? Fiat, sandy shores.
with here and there Il weak bank covered with
starving tufts of grass and >hrivelled, decrepit
rvergreens which are brown and burnt. The
buildings are shells of lumber, the furnish hings
shabby genleeI, the rooms like prison pens, the
food varied but badly cooked, aud the prices
enormous. The land breezcs bring furnace
heat and lot, of mosquitoes; the breeze a
little comfort at very dear price There is
no rochweed; no beautiful brown boulders
dong shore; no ocean made caves; no DRIFT wood
fires; no high bold prOmontores and round
e,i, thirkly wooded hills; no beautiful groups
of islands and lovely coyes and bays; no inland
breeze. laden with the sweet smell of fir. spruce
ami ,,i,,o. NJ, i,,,.,, -., oi, ri., .L,,,,I
'N' - -
ant oZ'He; no h'h Just dripping from the sea,
and no CLANS for the luscious chowder, a- on
the ,naouif..nt coast Of Maine In sanitary
>rnse, the latter is far ahead of the low coast
resorts. Malaria prevails far north As Bos-
ram. ,,,,,,, : ,,,,. l.,o,,,, i, u.,n. rt.,,.,,.,
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u,.i,,e .o.,.t in .,r,o,a. ,h.,, .outa ~ r,.a
r,d Tho .,,,tI,-,, -, al ,,,,b ,,,+.,,., h..,,.
80 prevalent III summer are mot ana -tillhS oe-
cause they blow over the land from Od Point
fre>hiug and cool because tney blow over Il
, ,n, ~ ,h . ,, n..i.- tL
-'>' pau w Wv ''"" '''' "'"- '"0
shore. There l. The -'tHtr~t difference InAgln-
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23
The Cholera.

SANITARY REGULATIONS NECESSARY To PRE-
VENI ITS SPREAD.
DR.. S. o. Nanderpoel, delivered ii lecture the
other evening before the Academy of Medicine
in New York. He said that sixty years ago the
disease now called cholera was not known
either in America or Europe. Much in Tie
origin and spread of epidemic disease still re-
mains a mystery. When cholera first appeared
in 1881 the first thing discovered was that the
disease spread no faster than man could travel
This was the first fact established. Its actual
place of origin has not been earned, but il has
been traced to India. where ii has existed for
centuries. There and elsewhere the disease de-
Veopes It's worst phases where there are the
largest aSgregali0ns of individuals with the ac-
company llng habits of uncleanliness. Cholera
had been spread in Asia by religious pilgrim
ages. But now only one caravan goes to Mecca
each year. The great mass of pilgrims at pres
tnt go by steamer. all European countries.
the authorities u France have formulated the
best system to prevent the coming of cholera
from Mecca to their own cities. The number
Of pilgrims IS very large-seldom less than 150-
900 at one time. Only recently have arrange
mtnts been made for the examination of pi-
grins from India before joining the others. A
the precautions taken by the French are oppos-
ed by the English authorities because they con-
slider that they interfere with Engands COM
TO whatever portion of the world the dis
ease extends it spreads no faster than it is
ried by individuals. 1t is not carried by the
winds. Cholera is a specific disease. All the
evidences point to the existence of a specific
germ and science has demonstrated its eXis-
tence. An inspection of the luggage of all pas
sengers coming to this country should be at
once instituted 10y this government. The in
spection should be made upon embarkment as
well as upon arrival. All soled clothing should
be cleansed, and the germs of the disease thus
destroyed. If we wait until its arrival at our
shores it will be too late. The time has come
when immediate action must be taken. 1t need
not necessarily occur that cholera visit our
shores this year. But all measures to place our
city In a proper sanitary condition should be
undertaken. The radical reform is not so much
in tearing down and building up as in incucat-
ing proper hygienic methods in the most thick
ly settled portions of the city. Especially
should measures be taken that pure water is
carried to every floor of every building and
that good ventilation is made possible in every
tenement house.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23
One of Pom Reeds witty Remarks.

One OF EIom' Keed's Witty Remarks.
Senator Blackburn is man Of unqueslioned
loquacily. He loves TO talk. and keep a. in in
cessant stream Of conversation wherever he
happens to be. Tom Reed, the ponderou> con-
gresham from Maine, whose mmbe wit and
singing sarcasm have driven Blackburn to the
wall on more than one occasion, said the other
day TO party of friends, with an outward sem
blance of the utmost seriousness: There goes
Joe Blackburn. and he isn't talking. Eve seen
him two or three times lately when he WASH t
saying anything. | guess he must be thing
ing" Blackburn's friends say that this is the
best hit which has ever been made on ken
tucky joe" Washington Correspondence Bos-
ton Traveller.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23

There was a very swell attendance at the
ceremony, but the uniting of Mrs. Tom Thumb
and Count Magr can hardly be called Il "mar-
riage in high life"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23

Law and Order copies the letter on temper
ance work in Gloucester written for this paper
and credits 1t to the Boston journal. Well, it
could not have given credit to II better paper.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23

Clippings.
Our citizens who leave town to dodge taxes
or ''transfer" shipping evidently prefer great
riches to good name. The old adage remains
true nevertheless. Bath independent.
Now that the law forbidding the manufac-
ture and sale of oleomargarine has gone into
effect, and ii begins to pinch the fingers of those
who desire cheap butter, there is talk that 1t is
unconstitutional. [Waterville Mail
A Maine clergyman claims to have been per-
secuted by "relgou> bloodhounds." 1t seems
there was a woman in the case and the blood
hounds We're deacon and deacon's WIFE
[Roston Post.
Soliloquy of Maine Democrats in Washing
ton: mo appointments today? What are we
here for, anyhow! Then the procession files
into the sample room and drinks to the confu-
sion Of the administration. Bddeford Jour-
nal.
We notice by the Portland paper that the po-
lice of Portland made seizure of eighty-SiX
packages of liquor, last Sunday, at the Boston
boat, and still Neal Dow claims that the traffic
has been driven to few dark places, and the
Portland papers say every rumshop is closed in
that city, which leads us again to remark, "does
prohibition prohibit" Fairfield Journal
Twenty years ago Friday the Union soldiers
marched into Richmond; the surrender at APP
pomattoX was known to all the world, and the
name of Grant was on every tongue. The 10y
al north rang with plaudits. To-day that name
is again on every tongue, coupled now with
whispers of love and sympathy and poignant
grief. The First Soldier of the Republic is dy-
ng-the last of the great triumvirate, Wash
ton-Lincoln-Grant. Biddeford Journal
Believing, as we do, that laws, to be effect
i've, must have the will of the people behind
them, and that will expressed by action, we
ask: ''Who shall say that the will of the peo-
pie is not behind the prohibitory law of Maine,
standing as it has upon the statute-book for
more than thirty years, and now part of the
constitution bya popular majority Of more than
forty thousapdp Law and Order.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23

"Adam the goodliest man of men since born"
still could not be called exactly enviable, for when
he titled the ground in the dewy twilight and
caught sharp touch of rheumatism he had no
Salvation Oil for his cure and no twenty five cents
20 try il
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23

1t is far better to be poor and possess bottle
of Jadwin's Tar Syrup, than to be rlcn and not
know how to cure a Cough or Cold, % cents
and 81 per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23

1t is very delicious to the taste, and can be
administered to infants without the slightest
danger. Jadwin's Pine Tar Syrup. Sold by all
druggists.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23

A dollar bottle of Jadwin', Tar Syrup entities
you to Cookbook containing 500 recipes or a
box of Pills. Sold by all druggists.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-23

An along the worlds highway j. the evidence
that Jadwiu's Tar Syrup cures all Cough, Colds
and Consumption. Sold by all druggists