The Republican journal., 1884-05-01
Name Matters.
MIR. BLAINE'S BOOK.

MIR. BLAINE's BOOK.
The first copy Of volume one of Blaine's
book appeared Saturday April 18th. This
volume contains 100 pages. the first 300 of
which are devoted to the ante-bellum period.
showing the causes which led 10 the civil war.
The remaining 800 pages are devoted to events
during the administration Of the first martyr
president. The last scrap of manuscript for
this volume was finished several weeks ago,
but it was not until Friday morning that it
mad been put into type, proved, read and re-
Fised by the author. On the receipt of the
last revised sheets they were reset electrotypod.
and at ] p NJ. one thousand conn ete copies
were OF the press. BY p. NJ. they had been
rushed through the dry press 10 the binders,
and by noon Saturday they had been bound
and were ready for delivery The production
of this work employs eighteen presses and
involves the consumption OF seven tons of paper
day. The printing and binding are done in
Boston.
The kennebec journal says the appearance
of this book sets at rest the vast amount of
gossip and speculation as to whether It's issue
would be delayed or not until after the Re
publican National Convention in Chicago next
June. A cursOry examination of the first VOL
ume (the work will comprise two volumes)
shows that it contains nothing which would af-
feet the alleged Presidential! aspirations of the
author.
SIGHTSEEING IN WASHINGTON.
A native of Maine. recently doing the sights
in Washington, vouches for the truth of the
following incident:
A courteous lady-attendant at the Agriculture
al Department. showing "A section of Il Califor-
Mia tree to visitors from Maine, said
Yes, it is very large: but you have larger
trees in Maine, don't you?'
Visitors from Maine look blank. Lady at
tendant continues:
1.-The Adrondacks are in Maine aren't thew"
"No."
'1Why. always thought YOU had to 90 to
Maine to get to the Adirondacks."
The same party, in visiting the National Mu-
scum, was hurried past group of North Amer
lean Indians, in undress and feathers. with the
remark, You see plenty of those at home.'
PEDAGOGICAL SOCIETY.
This society with the strange name, the only
State educational organization now existing in
Name will hold its next meeting at Rocklaud
May 10th and 18th. Evening addresses by Rev.
DIR. Pepper of Colby University. Papers will
be read reports made or discussions held on
Moral Instruction, Science in Elementary
Schools, Successful Teaching, Promotion in
Graded Schools, Geography, Geometry, Arith-
metc, Reading and Spelling.
Reduced rates on railroad and steamboat
lines; favorable terms at hotels: free entertain
ment for the ladies who may attend. Full
programme to be published.
ANOTHER STEAMBOAT LINE.
1t is reported that the New Brunswick rail
way has purchased a steamer to run from East
port to st. Andrews, three trips day, to con
meet with passenger trains over that road and
the Maine Central. The distance between East
port and st. Andrews is twelve miles. BY the
above arrangements, after the Flying Yankee
is on, people can leave Eastport in the morning
be in Bangor at P. NJ, and in Boston at 10
O'Clock in the evening. The Flying Yankee
will probably be put on the last of May or the
first of June.
RAILROAD RATES ON AROOsTOOK PRODUCTS.
Following are the through rates to Boston on
ArO0stook products: From Houton, $40 to
$40 per car, for hay, according to capacity: II
cts. per bushel for potatoes, and 80 cts. per NJ.
for shingles. From Danforth, $40 to $45 per
car for hay, the same as from Houlton; 16 cts.
per bushel for potatoes, and 80 cts per NJ. for
shingles, the same as from Houlton. From
kingman, 1888 to $43 per car for hay, 16 cts.
per bushel for potatoes, and 80 cts. per M. for
shingles.