The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-02-10
NUMBER g..
Editorial Notes.

Brentanos Monthly says of Maine horses that
they are 'as good as the best rugged type full of
wear and tear" A good word from good authori-
ty for Maine stock
A certain proportion of standing wood is indis
pensable to the health and prosperity of every
country and every region
'W Woodman. spare that tree"
Olive Logau's trunk 80 expedtlously and
courteously checked at railway station in Bos-
ton, that she could not believe it was checked un-
til she had bitten the check She found it was.
like her cheek-brassy
The Three Fs" 50 frequently spoken of in con
necton with lrelaGd stand for ixity free sale and
fair rent.
In this country in 1856 three rs stood for free
speech, free soil and Fremont The election added
another F. failure
With the January issue Brentanos monthly
dons pink cover, in place Of the familiar blue.
and geographically it is, as heretofore the pink of
perfection, All Of its departments devoted to le
gitmate sports and pastimes have been improved
The chess department, in particular, will com
mend itself to lovers of that noble game.
The North Star, which twiukles for Presque
Isle and vicinity, endorses the complimentary re-
marks of the Gardiner Home Journal concerning
this paper. We want to be complimentary in re-
turn, and can truthfully say hat we have never
read anything in the North Star that gave us more
pleasure than the SAID endorscma1t
Senator Hannibal Hamn las all bis life de-
splsed overcoats and detiet the weather and he
has just been laid up for over two weeks with
rheumatism.
But are not those who do not despise overcoats
laid upwth rheumatsm We have heard OF such
cases
The irrepressible Mrs Gen Gaines has now be
gun suit for the recovery Of e,tan lands in st
Louis which she alleges the righttul property
of her father
Mrs. & isintringng upon the rights of Mrs Jane
IhnrSton, Of Portland, proprietor of the United
States But seriously these female htigants are
getting TO be large sized nuisance
One of Mr.. 7 B Aldriehs romances The Still
water Tragedy, published last year pictured the
rolling up of the quiet lite OF village denominat-
ed saltwater, by the murder Of a rich old mSer
by young workman who escaped capture Now
1t has come to pass that the events described have
actually occurred IN a little village in Saratoga
county, \. ~ bearing the very name of saltwater;
many ot the minor facts in the case being idcnti
cal with Mr. Aldrlch's fiction
There are two things to be considered in con
nection with this statement FIRST Is it claimed
for Mr.. Adrch that he can dip into futurity, far
as poets eye can see :" Secondly. Did the young
man read the story, and was he thus influenced to
commit the crime In the latter case must not
Mr. Aldrich be considered as porticeJN rttuJn@I
Creasys volume narrating the history Of tile tif-
teen decisive battles of the world has long been a
standard work, and has heretofore been sold at
! 81 13. The American Book Exchange. Tribune
| Building New York has issued handsome
cloth bound edition at the nominal price of b
cents This certainly is "hterary revolution
The American Book Exchange has also issued a
very entertaining: and elegant little volume by
Charles f, Richardson. entitled The Choice of
Books" Aside from i.s useful hints to book buy
ers and sensible suggestions to readers it contains
many striking quotations from the worlds most
famous authors and thinkers This book is sold
for . cents and cheap paper edition for i've
| cents
| The latest sensation IN tie book line is publish
ed by e. W Carleton & Co Madison square. New
y ork under the decidedly slangy title of Solid
| lcl huIi'OcIl pul wien lllt EnlldueIpDld lines
devotes three columns Of its space to review Of
a book it is evident that the book in question
must be something quite out of the ordinary run
and well worth reading. In IS lid for Mulhooy"
boss rule III the large cities, and notably III New
| ork aad Philadelphia. is shown up. and many of
| the scenes and characters are evidently from the
life The authors name is not given 1t used to
/ hn l,+ r4,o l. 4
the fame of the anthor but Of late years the most
successful novels, save in few instances, have
been published anonymously.
D, Lothrop & Co, Boston, have added to 10th
| rops Library Of Entertaining History Egypt by
Mrs Clara Erskiue Clement. The subject is one
! Of never failing interest There Is fascination
mystery, about the land Of Pharaoh, that attracts
every one even those who do not care for histori.
! cal reading in general. 1t would surprise many
readers to know how much in customs, social and
religious, has come down to us from this ancient
| people, Placing the ring IN the brides finger at
marriage is an instance The Egyptian gold pieces
We're IN the form OF rings, and the husband placed
one on the finger Of his wife as an emblem of the
fact that he entrusted her henceforth with all his
|
Candlemas are Egyptian festivals under different
names Mrs Clements volume is based not only
upon extensive reading, but on personal travel and
| knowledge, and the numerous Illustrations add
! greatly to the interest OF the book
The Philadelphia North American, in
an article On ostrich farming in Calitor-
MIA, says that if the experiment is sue
cesstul 'it may lead to the production of
camcls hair by stock farmers in Texas,
where the climate is adapted to these
animals" The North American is evil
IDENTIFY under the impression that the
costly shaWls, mis-caled camels' hair, are
made from the hair of the camel-a COM
mon error The hair of the camel is
coarse and OF no special value. The
utility of the camel consists in its burden
bearing power, and capacity to endure
! deprivation of food and water. This gov
trnment undertook to raise camels in Tex
as at one time, but the war interviewed and
nothing has been done since in that di-
rection.
At recent meeting Of clergymen in Boston
organization was formed, to be known as the New
England Divorce Reform League. A draft OF a
constitution was presented, its aim being declared
to be to cooperate with State associations in i.n
proving public sentiment and legislation upon the
subject Of divorce. 1t was further provided that
the annual meeting be held in February, and that
the original corporators should consist Of three
gentlemen from each State who should be EN-
powered to fill vacancies and add to their number
The meeting adopted the following list Of corpora
tors, voting separately upon each name, the sent-
ments of the individuals being vouched for:
For Massachusetts,, Governor Long, r I. Paine
Jr., President Paul Chadbou-ne Rhode Island
Professor Francis Horton, Rev. Augustus Wood
bury. Rev George Harris CONNECTICUT. President