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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-06-19
Ltncaln's ~CAsh" stockings
INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL

sNhtatsSAs
Abraham Lincoln. while q resident
q New Salem, Ills, followed various
svocations. With all the rest he wss
"store-keeper" and postmaster. On a
certain occasion, one of his friends.
having learned that On agent of the
pOstoffice department and Q drummer
were in the village-the former to col.
lect what was due the government
from Lincoln, Us postmaster; the latter
to receive from him, rs trader" what
he was owing the firm represented by
himself-and knowing Lincoln was
never overburdened with spare funds,
went to the store and offered to loan
him sum sufficient to meet the claims
he was SO soon to be called upon to
settle.
You are very kind" said Lincoln;
but / do not think shall require your
assistance"
Within few moments, the agents en-.
tered their presence. and Lincoln took
an old stocking from drawer, ont of
which he poured a lot of copper and
silver coin-the latter mostly in pieces
of a small denomination.
"There is the very money ! have
taken on account of the postoflice. he
remarked to the agent, "and ! think
You will find il the exact amount due
Won"
Ii was, to cent.
This business had hardly been con.
cluded when in came the "drummc..
Lincoln had recourse to another Old
stocking. with a similar result
So soon as the two were again by
themselves the friend said:
Il suppose, We're third creditor 10
present himself, third STOCKING
would enable you to settle with him,
smiling.
Yes" returned the future president.
Look here, and he held up three
other stockings. In each of these is
the sum severally owe to three parties
the only persons in the world to
whom am. pecuniarily, indebted. l
see you are amused at my method of
transacting business. j never allow nv
self to use money that is not mine. how
ever sorely pressed i may be-and in.
tend to he prepared to pay my bills
when they become due, without delay
or Inconvenience to those whom ! owe.
The simple system which i have
adopted-using stocking TO represent
each creditor and placing in il the
money, to be passed to the creditor
himself, at some future day-renders
the former unnecessary and the latter
possible
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-06-19
Trade In Mu0sn Hair.
mn ~

ou1CbtC.
Addison, in one of his quaint articles
ON fashion, gives humorous descrip.
ton Of the rise and fall of the hairy
towers of ladies' heads. As fashion
willed il, the structure varied in size
and shape, and as il was with the ladies
of Queen Anne's time SO il is in the
days of Queen Victoria. Not many
years ago huge "chignons" and enor.
nous plaits disfgured the heads Of all
womankind, the dealers in human hair
and their accomplices the hair-dressers
grew rich, blessing the latest within Of
the most whimsical among the deities.
But men. or. rather, women, grew
wiser, and all at once the heads, but
recently bowed down by the weight OF
artificial hair, were lifted up, and hide.
Gus bangs" and classical coils took the
place of the former monstrosities. The
change seemed radical, and hair-dealers
were on the brink of despair.
But by-and.by the discovery was
made by one woman and another that
not all hair would "friz," and that even
q plain knot of hair at the back of the
head could not be produced without
the aid of the hair-dresser. The appar.
emily simple shape required, in fact.
much more attention than all the
abandoned wealth of plaits and tresses.
Hair.dressers could no longer be num-
bered among the simple workmen. To
satisfy their fair customers they had to
become artists, producing bangs Of
airy curls, soft coils, and artifi-
cial partings, vying with nature
in perfection of workmanship.
Long hair had formerly been re.
quired, and high prices are paid for il,
whether il came from fair-haired Ger.
man village girl, bride of Heaven in
an Italian convent, or whether it had
been the pride of q Chinese, who had
only parted with il after death. Now,
however, it was no longer quantity but
quality that was required, and soft
glossy hair, though short, grew to be
highly valued. More attention was
also paid to color. golden hair, the ad.
miration Of poets and painters Of all
times. becoming the favorite hue
which, however. like pure white and
reddish.brown hair, il is difficult Il
prOcure.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-06-19
Apis Cor. Int = Oceai,


As long o. Samoan has his two
acres Of land planted with bananas,
vans, breadfru and cocoanut trees
and tsro.patch in the river.bed hard
by, he is as happy rs q human being can
be. He sends his mother or grand.
mother IL he has oneD to weed the
bananas and yams once or twice in the
year, and makes just enough corpa
dried coeoanut kerneD TO purchase a
few yards of gaudy calico occasionally,
and may be o few other small articles.
such as axes. knives, and, above all
things, Columbia river salmon, ahich
costs him Just rs cents per tin. Should
he have a : over lie invariably invest,
il in "faiana" ,biscuits).
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-06-19
Ninet senth Century,


The cloister was really the living
place of the monks. Here they pursued
their daily avocations, here they taught
their schools, they transacted THEN
business, they spent their time, and
pursued their studies, always in society,
cooperating and consulting. and, rs Q
rule, knowing no privacy. But monk
always lived in q cell" 1 think you will
be inclined to object. The sooner you
get rid of that delusion the better. Tn.
Ill Henry ii. founded the Carthusian
abbey Of Whitman. in IT'S. there was no
such thing known in England as q
monks cell, as we understand the term.
II was popularity Of the Carthusisn
order, and when II was first introduced
il was regarded as startling novelty
for any privacy or anything approach
ing solitude to be tolerated in mon
astery. The Carthusian system never
found much favor in England. The
Carthusians never had more than nine
houses all told; the discipline was too
rigid, the rule too severe, the loneliness
too dreadful for our tastes and for our
climate. In the thirteenth century, II
i mistake not, there were only two mon
asteries in England in which monks or
nuns could boast Of having any privacy,
any little corner Of their own TO turn
into, any place where they could enjoy
the luxury of retirement, any private
study such rs every boy nowadays, in
school OF any pretensions. expects TO
have provided for himself, and without
which we assume that nobody could
real and write for M hour.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-06-19

HEo. w. IA RCE, passenger agent
of The Southern Paciiice railway, who
lived for some time In Mexico, says he
believes the Mexican government is
inc most corrupt on earth. The
whole Mexican country is covered by
mortgages. Nothing will he done
there until the United states takes
possession Of the country, aud there IL
a great deal 10 lie realized then.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-06-19

iT Is possible that the nomination of
Blaine and the attitude Of the indie
pendents had something to do with
the withdrawal of Tilden. He know.
very well that the Republican ticket
has some very decided elements Of
strength. and. what Is especially Ia
the point, that he could not profit by
the opposite elements in Blaine's can
didacy. -Inter-Oce
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-06-19
Thursday, June 70, 1884.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
For President Of the United >iaies.
JAMES G.. BLAINE.
or MAINE.
For Vice President.
JOHN A. LOGAN,
OF ILLINOIS.
Thursday, June 70, 1884.
An OLD BANK.

The Bank of New York has re-
Gently celebrated it, one hundrelth
anniversary. In these days Of specu-
lative presidents, defaulting cashiers
and over certiiication II seems like II
fairy story that financial institution
should have the record il has
achieved. The occasion of the centen-
aial anniversary was emphasized by
The board of directors making report
embodying the history of the bank
from its founding in l1si. in which
some curious features of the financial
idea OF the early days Of the republic
are presented. The bank seems To
have prospered from the outset,
though at the expense of much I'M
favorable criticism at the beginning.
The strict and orderly habits of bust
ness which Il introduced were re-
garded as oppressive by some, and
temporary embarrassments and in
conveniences resulting from heavy
importations of foreign goods during
the first few years Of the war were
laid at its door. The directors were
charged with working in the interests
Of British capitalists and tradels.
Because the bank enforced the pay
nent of notes ut maturity when
lodged with il, IL WAS declared that
the bank had destroyed private credit
as well ms that confidence, forbearance
and compassion formerly shown by
creditors to their debtors. Some of
the banks critics were even far
sighted enough to predict that among
the terrible consequences likely to fol
low from its course that If their num-
Der was not restricted. should banks
he permitted In America after the
profits they yield are known, we may
not alone have one In every state, but
also in every county of the different
states II 10 plain that at this time
the hanks had not become popular,
and 1t IL certain that even the hest
financial authorities Of the day re.
garded the multiplication of banking
institutions a. an undesirable thing"
This seems to have been the view of
Alexander Hamilton. then secretary
Of the treasury, who, hearing Of the
projected establishment Of a rival in
stitution wrote to the cashier: II have
learnt with infinite pain the circu,n-
stance Of new bank having started
up in your city. It's effects cannot
but he In every way pernicious.
These extravagant sallies Of specula-
ton do injury to the government and
TO the whole system of public credit
by disgusting all sober citizens and
giving a wild mir TO everything" At
this time New York contained nearly
twenty-five thousand inhabitants and
was the second city Of the country.
That his views represented the gen
sral sentiment at the time. however,
Ii apparent from the fact that, In spite
OF earnest and persistent efforts to OBJ
tain charters from the legislature for
new institutions, the Bank of New
York remained without q rival for mr..
tam - .aI al.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-06-19

Richmoad Wing: 1t is mistake 10
suppo,c that it require, a lawyer TO
pass las; is q great mistake.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07
THE YACHT ELECTRA.

Vineyard Sound is famous cruising ground
for yachtsmen, but we were too early to see
the New York yacht fleet and too late to enjoy
the sport of blue fishing, which is done by
trolling from sailing craft. One yacht was,
however, anchored off Oak Bluff the evening of
our arrival, new and handsome steam screw
schooner of about 200 tons. owned by Ell
bridge 4. Gerry, of New York, and named FL
ectra. She is lighted by Elison's electric system
throughout, including headlight and at the
masthead is light of 100 candle power. Her
internal fittings are said to be of the finest des-
cription and nothing was omitted in her con-
struction that would contribute to comfort and
safety, while externally she is avery handsome
craft The Electra was bound east, and has
since visited Portland and Bar Harbor.
FINISHED TOWN.
Martha's Vineyard not only has horse rail-
way system which encirces Cottage City. but a
steam railway as well, the latter extending from
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

In last weeks issue of the Prog. Age the tenn
porary editor asserted that certain papers are
supporting Mr.. Blaine for consideration"
In view Of certain events Of two years ago this
charge is regarded by some as decidedly rich
The subject of support for consideration is
the last one we should think the temporary
editor would want to Introduce
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

The Third District Democratic Convention.
held at Watervie Tuesday. nominated ID. III.
Thing. of Mt Vernon, for Congress and c. B.
Hazeltine, Esq. of Belfast. for Presidential ell
ector. The proceedings do not seem to have
been considered of sufficient interest to tele-
graph.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

A correspondent advises travellers who want
to take in European influences from the be-
ginning to cross the ocean Oh the French and
Italian steamships. You feel yourself to be in
Europe as soon As you have left New York. he
says.
Yes. and when the steamers get outside and
the passengers 90 to the side to turn them
selves inside out they say Europe!
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

A quarantine has been established by the
government at Delaware Breakwater to guard
the entrance of the bay.
st. Louis is ambitious to hold worlds fair
i'll commemOratiOn of the 400th anniversary of
the discovery of America by Columbus.
An interesting volume will be issued shortly
at Washington containing consular reports OF
the credit and trade system of the several coun-
tries of the world.
The photographic Office of the Navy Depart
ment has completed set Of meteorological
charts of the North Atlantic which will be of
ncalculable benefits to the mariner.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

The Cumberland County and First District
Democracy held their conventions in Portland
Tuesday and fused with the Greenback CON
ventions held at the same place. Nathan
CleaYes was nominated for Congress and a
striped county ticket adopted. The Penobscot
county Republicans held their convention in
Bangor Tuesday and nominated strong ticket.
Speeches We're made by Representatives Reed
and Bouttlle,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

Mr.. Austin +. Phibrick, of RockIand. for
merly of Belfast. has bet 500 to $50 that
Blaine will be elected president, with Dr. f. l..
Ea>tabrook. The money was put up on the
spot, Mr.. John Simpson being stakeholder.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

The Boston Transcript was asked to state
the grounds OF the opposition to Mr.. Blaine,
and its reply. divested of the off-eXposed false
hoods with which it is garnshed, may be con-
den>ed into these words: The Massa ehusetts
dudes do not like Mr.. Blaine" The Drawn and
The dudes must go.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

W. A. Cromwell, chairman of the Democrat
ic State Committee, was interviewed in New
lork the other day. He said he did not enter
tain any hope of carrying the State, but ex-
pecled to keep the Republican majority down
10 10000. He thought that with $4,000 to put
into the canvass they might defeat ROBBIE. The
money would be used, of course, in "retaining''
their own voters, that being necessary, accord
ing to the statement of a Democratic organ at
the time Tidens barrel overlooked into Maine.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

An article on the 4th page of this weeks
journal gives some of the reasons why the
workinSmen of this country dislike Cleveland
and will vote against him. They are substan-
tlal reasons, too.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

The Week, of Toronto, Canada, usually an
unfrlendly critic of Republicans, has only
words Of commentator for that portion of
MIR. Blaine's letter which relates to our foreign
policy,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

Attention is called to the notice in our adyer-
Using columns of the great Republican mass
meeting to be held at Maranocook on Tuesday
next Aug 18th. There will be speaking from
several stands and large number of brass
bands will be present
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

The Democrats of Virginia have secured an
extra session of the Legislature and will re-
district the State They say that this twill en-
sure Democratic victory" This is an add
mission that without resorting to gerrymand-
ing Republican victory was possible.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

DIR. w. b. Lapham-a good authorty-savs
Cleveland has no Maine blood in his veins.
This is something Maine people should be
thankful for.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

About November there will be big Blaine
wash out. Machias Union.
Cleveland has his wash out now-and it is a
very dirty one.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

Cleveland and Hendricks have been notified
of their nomination. In November next they
will be notified of their defeat.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

Prof Elliot says the civil service plank of
the Republican platform is dishonest plank.
1t was framed, planned and fastened into
Place by his fellow Independent, George Will
liam Curtis. q. W. has the floor
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

LOWERING THE RECORDS. At Cleveland,
Ohio, Saturday, Maud S. beat all previous rec
ord> by troltng mile in 209.. This eclipses
jay Eye Sees recent record of 2.l0.... Teemer
defeated Ross Saturday on IA four mile race at
Oak Point, New York, beating the four mile
record His lime was rs minutes 32I seconds
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

We are pleased to notice that one of our ex :
changes that has favored free rum and opposed
prohibition has come out in favor of the Con-
stltutional amendment. Harrington Chron-
1cle.
Namp'
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

There is no Thing that can beat Millken, but
the Democrats will probably nominate D. H.
Thing.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

The merchants and manufacturers of Port
land, irrespective of party were to give Mr..
Blaine grand reception in City Hall, Portland,
last evening.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

The senior of the Gardiner Home journal is
ru>ticating, and in the last issue of the paper
an appeal is made to delinquent subscribers to
pay up, concluding as follows:
He can live and support his family on the
fish he catches and what his neighbors give
him, but the hands have to have money
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

The voters of Waldo county should bear in
mind the fact that the present officials ran the
county in debt some 5000 last year.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

Our contemporary of the Dexter Gazette
says he feels like twin brother to the editor
of the Journal" We know now where to bor-
row dollar.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

After stating that the U. S. government i'm
ports materials for its public buildings free of
duty, the temporary editor of the Prog. Age
triumphantly eXclaims:
If the importation of building material free
of the excessive duties imposed by the Repub-
ican protective tariff is good for the U. S. gov
eminent, will some ranting protectionist inform
us why the same privilege will not be beneficial
to the citizen at large?
That is to say, he cannot understand why, if
protection is good thing, the U. S. govern
ment, when it has occasion to become in inn
porter of foreign materials, should not pay
duties to itself. The temporary editor is evil
IDENTIFY thckheaded.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

The Prog. Age will not help Cleveland by
ridcung Union soldiers.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07
Maine and Morality.
BY REV. A. A. PHELPS, A. NJ.


The pending issue on constitutional prohibit
ton is really Il test of Names morality. The
question is taken out Of party politics and put
upon moral plane. 1t appeals to husbands
and fathers, to brothers and sons, to men and
citizens, to Christians and philanthropists, to
lovers of order and sobriety, to the friends of
freedom and progress. The best men will vote
for it, and the worst men will vote against it.
Some will vote ignorantly, with better hearts
than heads but every vote cast against the
amendment is really vote on the whisky side.
Let every voter therefore feel the tremendous
importance of deciding this question for "God
and home and native land" as against the
domination of dram-shops and the triumph of
the devil. Defeat of the amendment means a
liquor license in the very near future. Victory
means prohibition on rock bottom and better
enforced than the statutory law, because 1t
commits all parties to sustain it and skaters
the hopes of the iiquorites to break it down.
The question is therefore vital one. Temper
ance men should be terribly in earnest. There
is no excuse for ignorance, apathy, or selfish
ness, when such sacred interest is at stake.
The State ought to be flooded with light and
truth. Pulpits ought to thunder and papers
ought to flame. Neutrality is sin. Procras-
tination is perllous The time Is short. The
cause is worthy. The demand is urgent. Talk,
pray. work, and vote for this great measure of
morality
The proprietor of the Springfield House, Nan
tucket, is character. judging from the signs
and announcements about his premises His
stable bears sign inscribed Fonde de Cabullo
Spanish for horse hotel-and on another build
ing is read Hotel de Pig, which is French for
hog pen. A notice in the carriage house reads
Grease your aXels, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays" There is a notice in the bar-room
ON which Our George will probably report
later.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07


an PASSPORT team, and the Bar Harbor team
The rink is larger than ours but neither ex-
ternally nor internally compares with the home
Institution, while the floor is very ordinary
one of spruce boards. With the exception of
two little girls who did some fancy skating
very gracefully and well, there were no skaters
among those who appeared before the polo
gameswas called, equal to the average skaters
Of Belfast. But enough of criticism. At
O'Clock signal was sounded to clear the floor
for the polo players and the two teams APP
peared on dress parade. The teams were COM
posed of young men and boys. The Quoddys
wore white shirts, with blue trimmings and
blue caps, and the Bar Harbors red and white
caps with red sashes at their waists, both clubs
wearing knckerbockers. Each player carried
stick about the length and thickness of a
common walking cane, and turned up at one
end for holding or striking the ball. The
game was new one to most of the visitors, but
they soon ''caught on and became greatly in
terested IN the play. There is goal ut each
end of the rink, marked by two flags, the colorS
| OF the opposing teams, which are placed about
! three feet apart. The clubs take their sta
tons, each side having two goal keepers. and
the ball is then placed in the centre of the rink.
| At given signal rush is made for the bail
and each team endeavors TO drive It through
Their opponents Wickets. When this is done
an inning is scored, and three out of five wins
the game. II is sharp work and dangerous.
too, one would judge, The sticks clash ana
sometimes miss the ball and strike 4 PLAYER.
Collisions and falls are not unfrequent. and the
ciatler or skates as the teams rush to and fro is
almost deafenlng. There was tine piaYiug On
both sides on this occasion. but the result was
a victory for the home team. We shall EXPECT
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

Henry Ward Beecher is an original Cleve-
land man.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-08-07

The deposits in the State and Savings banks
in the country since 1880 have been nearly
$500 900 600