The Republican journal., 1881-03-31

Rockland Courier with two papers, both
weekly. on his hands, he is clerk of the
city of Rockland and secretary and treas
urer OF the First Baptist Sunday School
Of that city.
MIR. } W Simonton, Of the New York Press
Association married in the afternoon, and
Immediately took his bride to Philade pha to hear
him lecture.
Never mind. The lady will have her
turn at lccturing.
The present Gar as a youth disiked
study. But that is no reason why Amer
lean boys who dislike study should look
forward to becoming Cars
The Shore Line railroad project is
again attracting attention, and the pa
pers Of Hancock and Washington counties
are full of enthusiasm.
Things have come to pretty pass
when Il Democratic Senator calls the peO-
pie in the galleries a "mob" and a "venal
crowd"
Last weeks issue the Journal contained eleven
columns of matter written for the paper, Of which
six and one half columns were in nonpareil type
Six columns were filled with news of the city and
county. OF the other matter specially prepared
there were four columns of Maine news two col
umns devoted to the farm, garden and household,
and the usual miscellany This week we print an
even larger amount Of original matter, there being
four columns on the outside pages alone This is
merely earnest of what we intend to do in the
future. After a while shall be able TO boast a
little
The Democrats have found an issue" They
VIII go before the people next fall on the Pres-
dents veto Of the funding bill and will claim that
funding would have been possible under this BILL
and that President Hayes vetoed it in the interest
OF the banks. The " Washington correspondent Of
the Boston Herald says
Of course, the fact is that IN the best Judgment
Of all The most experienced men in financial oper
atoms. it was utterly impossible and foolhardy TO
make the experiment with such bill but little
facts like these do act interfere with Democrat
ic campalgr.
The skimming dish built yachts have evidently
had their day. though they will still be used in
shoal waters. As sea going craft however, they
will be superseded by more weatherly boats For
est and Stream has met with a good degree of sue
cess in its advocacy OF keel cruising yachts and
quite number of two tonners are now building
from specifications furnished by that excellent
sporting Journal. Our local yacht builders should
try their hands at Of these handy little craft
which are well adapted for these waters
Kansas has reached the acme PROHIBITION In
that State statute will 90 into effect on the LIST
OF May next under which the use of wine will not
be allowed even in the communion service A
Lawrence clergyman, referring to the law recently
in an address to his congregation, SAID The law
absolutely forbids the of wine in the sacrament
Furnishing the minister who SO administers it with
two years Imprisonment in the Pententiary and
shutting W the church itself as public nuisance"
Mrs. Hayes influence has spread to Canada, and
at her last reception, Mrs Tilley, the wife Of the
Canadian secretary of the treasury banished the
lowing bow" from her table and her colleagues
In the cabinet will do likewise.
This is claiming "A little too much Mr. Tiey
has been hfe long temperance man and owes his
political elevation mainly to the temperance inhu
elce. lie never set the flowing bowl on his table,
and " could not Danish it now
Mr.. William Walter Phelps suffered no injury by
the hIe at Nee, having been the night of the
lire at Florence. whence he has since telegraphed
10 New YORK
This is certainly one of tic narrowest escapes
on record That Mr.. Phelps suffered no injury
by the fire at Nice having been on the night of the
fire at Florence seems little short Of miracle
The two places are only about 200 miles apart
with good bit of the Mediterranean between
The lire loss in the United States and Canada
during the last five years S405, 269 700 The
New Y ork World says Some silly mortals may
find consolation in the fact that 500 1872 900 of
the total SOB 2G9, 200 fire loss fell upon insurance
companies, but everyone who knows anything
knows that the whole Sl05 269 200 was obliterated
NEWSPAPER NoTEs. The Maine Standard has
been enlarged and improved The Portland
Press and Argus will remove this summer to New
bury street. and new engine and boiler will be
put in Bar Harbor is TO have two papers this
summer it is said The Boothbay Register is
treating its readers to the letters of Our George.
Senator Frye thinks that Ex Gov Dlngley will
be his successor in the House The Democrats
and Greenbackers may have something to say
about that Bangor Commercial
1t is quite likely they will have good deal to
say about it, but very little to do with it.
The Boston Herald issued quarto sheet in or
der to do justice to the Schurz banquet Its report
included diagram of the tables A chrome rep
resenting the oysters served on the half shell
would have made the thing complete.
A Western minister charges 81 extra for kissing
the bride.
W couldn't this minister be more popular if he
took dollar off
Edison has another difficulty to contend with