The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-07-29
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE
WOMEN WHO DO MEMS WORK

NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
WOMEN WHO DO MEMS WORK.
A correspondent of the Pittsfeld Advertiser
tells OF young woman who heard a man say
that he had to hire another man and Immediate
ly inquired what he would pay her to do a
| mans work. The reply was ''As much as
should pay a man." and she accepted at once.
She has run the moving machine to cut all the
hay, and has raked it all with the horse rake.
The clover was badly lodged and heavy, but
she cut it clean, and as we'll as any man, or any
machine, could have done it. She harnessed
and embarrassed her horses and did not shirk
any of the duties deyolving on hired man. As
her father is partly disabled by lameness, and
her mother dead, she has always had more or
less care of horses as well as housework, and
being in robust health, and expert at this kind
of business, she thinks it no disgrace to do the
work which will bring her the most money.
The Advertiser correspondent says further: l
understand that she can entertain at home
with as much ease and grace as she draws the
lines over her team, and can manipulate the
keys of the piano or organ with the same skill
that she shows in handling moving machines
and horse rakes. She resides in West Pitts
field, but | will not give her name, lest the
crowd of dudes in search of helpmeets who are
capable of doing all the work indoors and out.
with accomplishments thrown in, should over
whelm her with offers OF their hearts and
hands.
This is not an exceptional case. A Wells
correspondent of the Bidtleford journal says ::
Many of our smart women, and girls also, have
bravcly taken hold to assist the men in having,
male help being so scarce.
THE ORIGIN OF THE MAINE LAW.
Gen. Dow has been claimed to have originat-
ed the idea of prohibition in Maine. The Tenn
perancc Waterman of Feb. 15, 1858 has the
following which rather unlermines the claim.
1t says: I'VE publish in this number the able
report of Gen. James Appleton. 1t was pre-
scnted to the Legislature of Maine in 1887: as
an argument, it is complete and cannot fail to
convince any man of reflection that it is sound
in logic and true in principle. We bespcak for
it careful reading. This is the first announce
ment Of the probationary principles, and is
the origin of the Maine Law. Here follows
Gen Appleton's report. 1t was upon the petit
ton of Hon. Edward Kent and others. In it
he says: "Rcpeal the present law, and prohibit
the sale. and then every man, who vcntured to
sell rum, would be obliged to do it on his own
responsibility" Lack of space prevents our
gui>hcd citizen of Portland in his time. If he
was the author of this principle in our law, he
certainly should lave the credit. Portland
Express.
REGIMENTAL REL MONS.
The twelfth am ual reunion of the gallant
Third Maine Regiment will take place at Gar
diner, Wednesday. August 11th. This Regi-
mcnt has great tory. 1t was taken to the
scat of war by Gen. o. o. Howard, who was its
first Colonel. 1t wa, in fighting Phil Kcarney's
Division during the Pcninsular campaign and
on the >kirnish line under that gallant officer
at Chantiy the night he was killed. 1t was
also sent out to open the ball July ID at Gcttys-
burg, by Gen SicklcS, with the Bcrdan sharp
shooters, where it lost III killed and wounded
nearly half its numbers. During the reunion
at Gettysburg this month General ~ickIes and
Bprtlau their SnpprhpS r,'fprrrI tn he o1lluOt
conduct of the old Third.
The surviving comrades of the Sixteenth
Maine Infantry will hold their reunion at
Skowhcgan on the 1lth of August. All COM
radrS are invited to attend. Col. Wtlc> has the
matter in charge here.
The reunion of the 10Th Maine Regiment will
be held at Oakland Sept, 1, 1896. Half fares on
railroads. Sias Adams, Sec.
OIL UPON TIE WATERS.
Capt Sawyer, of the barkentinc Vdette, of
Mil!hridge, says that he has never found any
thing better than porpoise oil to calm the angry
seas. lie is accustomed to make bags about
the size OF buckets, out of gunny cloth, stun
them full of oakum and saturatc them with the
oil. The captain says that from one to three
gallons will rum vessel through most any gale
till the sea gets regular Speaking of Il voyage
from Bangor to Bowling, Scotland, Capt. Saw
yer says: "Whle hove to in the westerly gale,
tried the experiment of taking in the forward
oil bag, and in less than ten minutes the sea
boarded us forward and lifted the deck load
and flooded the whole fore part Of the ship,
while previously, and after again putting he
bag forward. we shipped no water. These
combcrS of the sea would come down toward
lis turning over like the surf on the beach, with
the same noise attending breakers, but just
soon a> they reached the oil all was hushed up;
we rose on top of it all, while ahead and astern
of us it would 90 comhing by in perfect fury"
TIE 9TH MAINE RE,iINENTAI REL MON