The Republican journal., 1871-05-18

Hungary or an Ireland in the South, when
we can as we'll have happy, willing and
patriotic citizens
The genial Belfast Journal thinks ripe straw
berries ut this season inappropriate for the Lew
iston Journal, which, it alleges, shows little
sympathy with the genial South, that ripened
the luscious fruit" Our Belfast friend con-
POUNDS the sunny South with these unrepentant
rebels who desccrate her soil by Ku-kluX out
RACES. We are full of sympathy with the form
er, but, unlike our genial Belfast contemporary,
are not particularly in love with the latter.
Lewiston journal.
If our friend Of the Journal would
treat the unrepentant rebels as he does
the Strawberries, there would be no
trouble Let him sweeten them with the
sugar OF brotherly love, and apply plenti
fully the milk and cream of human kind
ness. Treated thus, there will come up
from the vanquished South such pervad-
ing flavor of kindness, brotherhood, unity
and loyalty, as will astonish and delight
our Lewiston friend.
Some people think that setting type
is an unhealthy employment To that
theory we oppose the following fact
William L. Barry, a compositor on the Leb-
anon (Tenn) Herald has just passed his 9lst
birthday. He Is promptly at his case at I
o'clock every morning, and sets 5000 ems day
without difficulty. He began to set type 70
years ago, and still follows the business out of
love for the art, having no need to work for
money. Barry is still hale and vigorous, and
full of animal spirits.
-"Thc Heather Chinee" of Brete
IIarte has been issued in phamplet form
by j. r. Osgood & Co. with illustrations
that impart new and delicious piquancy
to the narrative of All Sing. 1t would
provoke smile on a tombstone. For
sale by Washburn.
Whatever may be General Buffers influence
in the republican party, it cannot be denied
that he eXerts a wonderful power over demo-
Gratis. kennebec journal.
SO does IA skunk. Belfast journal.
Which may account in part for the bad odor
in which democracy is. Ken. Journal.
Yes What we have results from the
instinct of our assailant, in either case.
The kcnnebec Journal is more eco
nomical Of its space than any paper in the
State We recently had seventeen words
of comment on an extract from its col
umns. The Journal re-copies the extract,
and generously gives four words as the
scope and force of our comment!
Tile Belfast journal learns that a gentle
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the same sum be raised by the citizens. [fIoul-
ton Times.
No wonder that our Aroostook friends
boast of the fertility of their soil. That
paragraph has grown ten-fold since it
got there.
The Machias Republican comes to us
greatly improved in appearance. 1t has
put on an entire new suit of type, and
presents a very handsome face to its
readers. The quarto form does not suit
us so we'll as the folio for newspaper,
but tastes differ
Greeley, who has way Of sometimes
telling plain truths about his party friends,
says that Ben Butler 'has not discretion
enough to keep out Of quarrels nor pluck
enough to carry them through."."
--Issie Brown, of Gorham, N H., is nc
more. Her Teller forgot to call round for
three whole days, and poor, deserted.
heart-broken Issie took poison, and loves
| Young dream is no more
We should like to know what Elwcll
Of the Portland Transcript, means by de-
scribing Kate Fields dress rs "open ut
the throat, displaying a fair white neck
and something more"
A water company has been organized
to supply Augusta from the Kennedy
Brook, back of the city. The fluid will
have an excellent chance for following
its natural inclination to run down hill
The editor of the Troy Times, for long
and arduous party services and devotion
to the Dent family, has been made Minis
ter to Greece fat place, undoubtedly.
The Machias Union vigorously advo
Gates the building of {; narrow gauge rail
road to Calais; also the establishment OF
a wooden mill in Machias.
Sixty thousand dollars are to be cx-
pended in clearing out the Penobscot river
this summer
The Portland Star doesn't visit oul
sanctum. Has its twinkling ceased?
A Good Investment.
| The bonds OF the European and North Amer