The Republican journal., 1875-06-10
The editor of the Prog Ace has rn-

The editor of the Prog. Age, has re-
Gently visited Boston, and records III his
paper some of the strange things that he
saw. One Of these is the greater profit
that the runner system gives to Boston
.obbers of goods. Another is this, as we
| find it in the Age
And what equally strange is, that retail
merchants in the city who buy Of those same job
| bers, Notwithstanding their enormous expense for
rents &c. are able to sell goods from Is to 20 per
cent. cheaper than they can be sold by large num-
Der of the retailers in our small cities and villages
where the expenses are small. These facts furnish
| a useful hint to cash buyers of goods to retail
1t is rather poor encouragement to the
country retailers who advertise in the Age
to be told that their goods can be had
much cheaper Of city retailers. Besides
that, it is not true. We have been told
by very intelligent ladies who have tried
the experiment OF buying dress fabrics
and other goods in Boston that the Bel
fast market is much cheaper. Besides
that, greater pains are taken to suit their
tastes Communication is now SO rapid
that goods can be ordered and received in
less than forty-eight hours. Another adj
vantage in favor of trading with home
dealers is the fact that in case of any de-
feet in the goods the seller is always at
hand to be appealed to- There are great
many other reasons in favor OF dealing
a person to take the course recommended
by the Age without having cause to re-
greet it.
Ben Butler says he hasn't any opinion
to give on the third term matter-that he
has done with politics. lie remarked this
to an interviewer, adding In the Ian
guage of the confirmation service, Il have
renowned the devil and all his works ,
Well, Satan will be the greater loser
by this dissolution OF partnership. Ben
was the active member of the firm, and
brought in great deal Of business
Hon. Charles P Kimball, who is now
located in New York, has resigned his
position Us Commissioner of Maine for the
National Centennial Exposition These
officials are nominated by the Governors
OF the States and confirmed by the Pres
ident Some prominent Democrat from
the western portion of the state will be
named for the position. The names OF
Hon. W. z. IIaines and c. H. Haskell are
mentioned in that connection.
The Ohio republicans, at their state
dent Us though his third term letter didnt
amount to much Instead OF acknowledg
ing its binding force, they said
The observance OF Washingtons example in retir
ing at the close of second Presidential term will
be in the future has been in the past, REGARDED
as a fundamental rule in the unwrittcn law Of thu
| Republic.
That's hard on Ulysses.
There are now seventy five miles Of newly plant
ed shade trees in the streets and avenues OF WASH
| ngton, and ample mater rial on hand for making /
one hundred miles before this time next year. Star
The next Presidential election will throw
the present population of Washington in
to the shade more eitectually than a mil
lion shade trees. There will be a gooC
deal of transplanting in aboat two year
from now
One Of the selectmen of Camden re
Gently had a thrilling adventure with &
bear in the woods of the upper Penobscot
If it wasn't for interfering with local mat
tiers that belong to the Herald, we woul,
tell all about it,
The legal rum shops in Maine art
getting greatly discouraged. The one
hitherto supported by the city of PORTLAND
is closed In Bangor the agent has re
signed, and the door bears Il yard 0
Grape tied in most melancholy knot
The cause of the apothecary shop ex
plosion in Boston is still q mystery, an'
probably always will be- 1t is now con
coded that Kerosene, saltpetre and apoth
ecary shops are liable to explode.
| IL IS stated lllttb MI. tollOul, Va J vi L
land and Gen Roberts, of Bangor, have
written letters declining TO be candidate
for the Democratic nomination for Cover
nor.
| Gen Sheridan was married last week
The last hours of his bachelor life were
soothed by a dinner given him by hi:
bachelor friends at which u silver tease
was presented.
Bishop liealey, Of the Roman Cath
| Ole diocese of Portland, was consecratet
June ID The ceremony was one OF grea
magnficence, and largely attended by
Catholic clergy and laity.
-Evalts is stillpegging away at the jury
with his speech in defence of Beecher
Two or three weeks more will be required
to wind the thing up.
Readers must not complain if news
papers are Il little dull Just now. There's
mighty little happening to make them IN
teresting.
Many inquiries arc made concerning
the authorship Of our Boston letters. Well
tell you, reader, in confidence The writer
is - y lady.
A female liquor seller in Bangor as
sauted with a pistol and llatiron the
sheriff who searched he. premises
-Pemberton, who murdered Mrs Bing-
ham, at East Boston, has been found guilty,
| and will hang.
Nobody now cares for the third term
except Grant and widows who have been
twice married.
At Bangor they find anonymous babies
packed in salt boxes, and laid on the turf
of the cemetery.
The Maine Medical Association is
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