The Republican journal., 1875-01-07
The Eastport Sentinel. we observe,

umns OF this paper, concerning admins
tration management in the South, and
uses column and half in giving the
reasons it has for belief in the intelligence,
tolerance and justice of the republican
party. The editor is collector of the Dis
trict of Passamaquody, and the official
record stands thus-''N. B. Mutt, Collec-
tor. Compensation, S3,400" There, you
see, are three thousand and four hundred
reasons for sustaining the powers that be.
all as compact as cannon ball. There's
nothing like being concise, neighbor.
The Rockland Opinion presented a
bright and CHEEKY face on the first of
January, and made it's bow to the public.
1t is handsome eight column paper,
well filed with miscellany, politics, news,
editorials and sharp paragraphs Its pages
bear evidence of labor and a determine
ton to make the paper success. 1t is
furnished at 50 per year Levi M. Rob-
bins publisher, Oliver Otis editor
That fellow who is always perishing
for glass Of liquor, and as soon as he
gets it makes complaint against his bene-
factor for selling without an z. S. license,
has recently visited Fort Fairfield. He
was closely followed by deputy marshal
with summons to the unfortunate donor
of the drink 1t is the meanest business
of which human records make mention.
The finging away OF the scabbard
and the demand for blood, by the Bangor
Wing, hasn't about it bit of the sublime,
when we remember that its fight is sim
ply contest for pap. In the English par
lament once, when debater. with cry
tor war to the knife, flung dagger on
the floor, Sheridan remarked-'.the gen
tleman has shown rs the knife, but where
is the fork ?''
The Augusta (Ga.) Constitutionaists says OF
Semmes, of Alabama notoriety: eve learn
that the officers of the royal army and navy OF
Great Britain presented him, since the war
with magnificent sword, which cost ten thou
sand dollars, in token of his gallantry and
heroism.'
This is exclusive of the dry clothes pre-
sented on the English yacht that pulled
him out Of the English channel, after the
Kearsage sunk his vessel
The old folks who have to move live
ly to get out of the way of sliding boys
are hugging themselves with satisfaction
over the performance of two youths il
Waterville They slid down opposite hill:
and brought their heads together with
such force as to knock the senses out o
them, for time.
The Concord Statesman, the leading
republican paper in New Hampshire, is sc
impressed by the Importance OF Judge
Peters entry into the Senatorial field il
Maine that it suggests to Mr.. Hamlin tina
he had better withdraw The Boston Pos
wittily suggests that Hamlin is Peterine
out,
While the papers are making extracts
from the Attorney Generals report, show
ing in detail that the liquor traffic has beer
squelched by law in the several counties
we are panied to see no report from Wal
do County Pray let us know how thing,
spiritual are here.
The town of Waterville, that was re
Gently divorced from West Watervllle, il
making love to Winslow 1t doesn't, like
another Leander, swim the Kennebec, bu
goes automatically over the bridge to dc
its counting
The letter of Hon. Jeremiah s. Black
which is published on the outside of to
uay papa, is Soou io4eA4o G" old fash
Toned Democrats, and ought to suit every
body except federal ffice-holders ane
their henchmen.
Alexander Dumas, the French novelist
used to serve his best wine to his guests. ant
after they became Indifferent to quality brought
on anything inferior that he happened to have
That trick is older than Dumas time
The Savior alluded to it at the marriage
at Cana of Gallilee,
Mr.. Abbot, the new editor of the Bid
deford Democrat, is imparting to its col
umns great sprightliness and vigor. 1t
has one of the best newspaper fields in
the State.
A New York dentist has sued Henry
Ward Beecher for four sets of false teeth
Folks who wonder what he wanted of 50
many, should remember how much has
been flung in his teeth.
The Portland Press thinks that the
editor Of the Rockland Free Press meas
ures the senator question and government
granite with the same scale-which is
rough on a member of the family.
There is always comfort to be de-
rived from the misfortunes of others. The
sum of ten thousand dollars was stolen
from the Cumberland County treasury,
but they can't do it in Waldo.
Fred Atwood sends US the New AL
manac tor the Farmers of New England,
for 1875. 1t is full of pictures Of his i'm
plements and other great agricultural
facts.
Almost all the evils OF life have their
compensation. Thus duelling is very
wicked practice, but in Mississippi, the
other day two life insurance agents fought,
and one was killed.
The administration organs don't now
sing sweet songs about the reduction OF
the public debt. AS q matter of fact it
increased over three and halt millions
the last month
AT recent Plymouth church prayer
Beecher declared that ''he felt
sweet hearted" Which is just the accu-
sation Of Brother Tilton-too much Of q
sweetheart.