The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-03-13
Maine Matters.


hoas They were suggested bv common Incl
dents and were the involuntary expression
of the thought and feeling of every dav life and
circumstances. 1.-The Empty Sleeve" was sug-
gested on seeing Gen Howard in Rangor dur.
ing the war. earnestly and eloouently address
ing an immense throng of people and urging
them to go to the 'front.' from which he had
Just come himself. with an empty sleeve. All
other short poem, "Prayers and Kisses con-
tanning a most beautiful thought, was suggest
ed by noticing a little boy in IA church in Au-
gusta. throwing kisses at a little girl in an a,-
iacent pew. while the clergyman was offering
prayer. We We're sitting near Mr.. Barker. and
observed him writing upon the tly-leaf of a
| hymn book. On our return to the Augusta
House, we asked him what he had written.
| when he handed Us the little poem We sent
! Il Il ~ tnG " my " Courtr' IN "nich papefit was
was The SUGGESTION of nassinG e~enf nn IN IN
spiratinn Of tho ,,onent D,yia Rari,ar tha
| ..Rnrns of N;,I, :. 49, j., .n,,' ~ ~ fii tie
nontrv aoyysI fro,, - haarr FIJI - T.,it, ii'
and il ,roas to th. haart If mani,ina ~ tha IN
of attrtrtion me attemnt tn rnh DaviI "a D.
ker of one Of his children, has nrovef a signaI
| f,inrn W ''7 - ''''7 ~ w." " >'7l"'
|
W - X g - A>D hQc ifNlENls'
| AZ the recent EDcampment of the G.. A. h.
Al WatervilIe, the question was asked me many
| times, "Where can we get guns and equipments
| and how much will they cost" The rde.r
could tell. the p,,ce | could not.
Any Post of the G. A. Il. BY sending to the
| Chief of Ordinance. L. 5. A., Washington
ID, c. for The number Of suns and equipments
theN Wish. ana enclosing fost once money
Shinnod i'A N'>'' '" ~ ""'' 'i''ii'
ne mrohahle cost will not III o,o,. ~, j ,yl,.
fr II ,,n ,,i . s .;, '''
lor t'rh Suh anu Sel o1 equipments. o1F49S aFa'-
ease will he lht,t tba s.7,," ~ hot nn o -" d"
tl'J WI pe npou. lIt same n tlltl on =" m
Arsenal at Rork Island nj ANA II sent 'i,y hv
triit vii tI. i' ~, "nI' Il t sen' ~
,irisn ,i'.i VII taNe aooui f'" mohlhS from me
| hope that every paper in the State favorable
more than sixty Posts intrrrsrrJ in if
| Yonrs trilly. II Tr,pp
Iate Insnfctor Don't of Ne {; y
Rlu,bilI Eeh SON
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rhNoi'So"l GOOD lEMPlAhS'
The annual meeting OF the Penobscot district
Of Good TempIars met in Bangor Feb 18th.
Fourteen lodges Were represented by an al
| tendance of nearly 80. the largest attendance
for five years, and there was agreatly increased
interest. q. W. c. Templar. b, c. Torsey
was present and made an address. Officers
We're elected as follows: District Tempar. F,
Mrs. \. +. Cushman. Bangor; Councillor. +.
Il! Gregory llampden Secretary, II. W.
Mayo. IL 'mpdrn: Marshal, F. H. Chick. Brew
tr; Chaplain, f. {. Winchester. Orrin@ton:
| W. !. tr.. W. L. Burr. Brewer: W. .. G.. e.
A. Baker, Orrlngton; District Deputy. Daniel
small. tharlt>tOu. The installation of officers
took place IN the evening. Dinner and supper
were served at the hail to over two hundred.
DEMOCRATIC IoBBERY IN PORTLAND.
rTh. p,rtIanI pr... .,,,. H., i,.;
,,,n, f tt,t tI i''' .n' "' ,''oT a..c
th .it, u,i,h o.i ,yi;,3r yHDD Ill H. mris II
thnuoh = Mr. SARGENT wa. tIa ,,sf.nIihla n,,
r,,.tnr N4rnr nanrin., .n,,Ia5 NJ ,.,I NM
| ni+ ANA .nid th, =, ,I ~ " n ~ III it .i'
hra ,0I wv pr I I''' M, g. '"v INK - ,, ~, ~
rratin ,Idnrman win yeilinr nao,,. ~ ~" ~, XII
in The f.,.a nf - law uIinn ro,,i,i. ..n ~, a,
har nf any ritv government .,,li ~ inr,rnItnL
dircctIy or Indirectly. in INV CONTRACT nnt,rnd
intn III INV surb IN ,rn,.a,,,n,i,t ,,.h;l Ia /;
! y membr,. th,renf. inI INV ,.l,,,t,at n,I IL,
,inl.tinn hrraof sb,II hn ,,ii ''''' =
llE RUN SHOPS MUST 90.
1t is sometimes said in opposition to strict
| temperance laws that they will drive many
men out of business, meaning of course the
| rum business. Well. what if the, did: A
| rumSecr was once asked by Il noted temper
ance man to stop selling intoxicating drinks,
| when be replied. .'Iou know | must liver,
| But the temperance advocate responded. Il do
not see the Slightest necessity for that' 81 in
| the case Of liquor selling We do not see the
slightest necessity for grog>hops, and whatever
| shall tend 10 lessen the number is so much
| in the interest Of sobrcty and moderate t.ya-
| ton. Maine Farmer
~ t,n1ror.s rc,. rp,nr
~ ''''
"A Iaa! from the country VINO occasionally
'c'' i"i"' fi'''"''> - -huSuNt" rs
| iitNes III "1$aetlhS every cent. she SuppHrS
ne family Of We!i-knoWn newspaper man IN
t!!e cilN win aflitles from the farm. The
o'hFr "ai NH' Drought N TWO dozen ana eleven
tg2S "nq uiIiV'td OF mem 10 tilr knight CT
ny @ qiiiii " Ien II caihe 70 setlilhS up lhe
Noi'', otn'l'gt I'aN loI thTce uoIeil' ;ts one
was uouo,e-Noihea egg. our TREND pald over
Iat amount Mthoul reihohstratlns, bul win
| WY lacJ. NM N'uI he VIII denver Il poem
p"iprr 'he Milne Ifes> Association entllled
ne lW'h E@2' lhenhebec journal.
IN .z~rp,r
| Benjamin Peterson of Winthrop a centenari-
an tell dead March l>t.
| The Methodist Of Briclgton want the Maine
Conference to meet with them in lss5.
| The kennebec journal saws that the usual
! exodus West from Augusta will not occur
| this spring.
Herbert J. Banton. of Bangor. has been fin
ed 500 and costs for using the mails for fraud
ulent purposes.
| The Flying Yankee train, 50 popular last
| year, will be put on the route between st. John
| and Boston about the. LIST of Nav
| Longfclow's birthday was celebrated bv an
| propriate exercises ia the normal schools al
| Gorham and Farmington
A noteworthy feature at Iope.p0rt j. the
| bogs. which contain millions of tons of the best
| quality of peat for fuel
| Mrs Joseph Cummings, of Greenwood. be-