The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-04
Letter from Rockland.
CorresEon dence of the Journal.

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The judicial Theatre was voted nuisance
not even scoring one for the Herald re
porter, who with speculation in his ey'
spares not a generous friend, a pityins
foe.n
With our best bow we pass this in, a
IN apology to the thousands of your read
ers who await the coming of the Journa
only for the perusal of the solemn truth
exuding from our penholder, the impress
sions Of which we hope may be lasting,
We have been passing through very
successful season of secret society installa
tions. They made a hit. Houses immense
Receipts very complimentary, so were the
tickets n B. The above is not sarcasm
We are one of those who have enjoyed the
sweet experiences of the brotherhood an
cient and honorable, and only wish tina
its tenets might be the rule and guide 0
a brotherhood universal We have every
opportunity for ones enjoying the com
pany of q select few the nights of the
week being too few to meet all the knights
Of the several orders in their different
castles and encampments. One may take
his fill of secret societies here. If the vari
Gus Masonic, Pythiac, and Temperance
secret organizations have no charm fol
him, he has but TO turn in with the over
lures OF the various sewing societies
where his secrets will at least be discussed
if not kept 1t would not be exactly a
lodge in garden of cucumbers.' but
rather torcibly remind one of bed OF
prickly pears. But we believe in them
us a natural production OF the soil. They
never preceded the demand A chimney
would never have been built had there
been no smoke to carry off. l would like
| to introduce a parenthesis here, viz:
never knew a chimney to be very pro
lific' of usefulness, that ever went into
business to get up its own smoke. But
these are exceptional. The true value OF
the Dissecting Circle, lies in the very fact
of its dissecting procliyities.
If the price of liberty is eternal vigilance,
the price of reform is eternal agitation
We are in favor of giving everything its
due, even the keeper of the Bottomless
Pit,-we iorbear giving his tull name, be-
inc ourself Methodist If he rose to OK
plain, we should let him relate his expert
cnce. Smooth seas never display theil
| hidden rocks; the white surf and the
| breakers roar invite US to throw the lead
Tie political reformation OF "a owes its
| existence, and whatever of publication
there has resulted or may result from it,
to the scalpel and lancet of an untram-
melled Democratic press The insolence
of office, the proud mans contumely is
| only the result Of an overbalancing force
generated by overwhelming party MAORI
ties. The golden mean is the true con
servatism-the resultant of two radically
opposing forces. AS natures harmony is
produced by the law of opposition, so right
always lies at the balance of infinite ex-
| tremes, Hence we are of those who are
| always willing for the dissccting knife tc
| be piled without hindrance Give us an
open court and free discussion. Corrup-
! ton will run itself clear when sufficiently
rotten.
| Nature sometimes needs assistance,
| when the surgeon cuts away those parts
that might remain to poison the lite blood
! that absorbs it. This operation il not sc
pleasant by several degrees to the subject
as to the operator Caesar had it tried OF
| him, Charles the First sought the hiding
place of the woodbine, and Grants eX
pected as chief executive of the nation tC
apply the knife to whatever threatens the
life OF the nation.
And now the stock on the Rocklant
market is the ''Ulysses"--a steamer in
tended for the route between RocklanC
and the East During the summer months
she will ply between said city and Mt
Desert. At other seasons Of the year she
will connect Bucksport with the Eastern
terminus of the X Il L. r. r.
This arrangement is to paciiy the traye
that will throng the ticket offices mex
summer, for transportation over the Bay
and River Road That road will not be
completed in time for pleasure tourists
hence the aforesaid Capt David Robinson
will take a seat in the ''eaptan's office"
as one halt owner. The stock is desirable
more so than manufacturing stocks, jus
at this time.
The Limeburners of Knox county have
at last effected a coalition, and the hatche
ayers of the association to put the price 0
lime at reasonable figures, iust insuring
living margin. This union of interest
was a 'sconsummation devoutly to b.
wishedr, and we understand it has beer
brought about in manner satisfactory t.
all parties.
The reports OF the committee appointed
to investigate into the practicability o
supplying the city with water from Oyste
River Pond, have been made. A citizen
meeting was called and an immense con
course of twenty-tiv people assembled t.
listen to their rendition. The reports fel
flat and the water flows through the oil
mains as before, just as if nothing ha
happened
The County Commissioners made choic
of f. ii. Orberton as janitor of the neN
court house
The criminal record this week contain
nothing startling. A few have found tn
wigwam through promiscuous exercises i