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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10
About the "Bee Woman

To THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL: Seeing
the advertisement of Mrs. Lizzie Cotton, of
West Gorham, Maine, in my own county pa
per, the journal, have felt ii my duty to adj
dress you this letter. At the meeting of the
Maine Bee-Keepers' Association, Feb 14th at
Lewiston, leaned much as regards Mrs. Cot
toms dealings with men in this State, as well
as reports from parties in other States, who
asked for information concerning her practices.
1t was stated that they had sent her $50 for a
swarm of bees, and after waiting a long time,
some said that they got but poor small box
with about a pint of bees of inferior quality
which died the first winter: and one said that
he did not get so much as a box without bees
for his $50.
| | copy the following from the March number
of the New England Apiarian
The work of the afternoon session Friday
was opened by discussion of Mrs. Lizzie Cot
| ton, of Gorham. The matter was introduced
/ by the reading of a letter from 5. NJ. Locke, of
the American Apiculturist, urging that the
Maine Bee-keepers' Association take some ac-
\ ton expressing their diSappr0yal of the course
and teachings of Mrs. Cotton. In reference
thereto the following resolve was adopted and
| recommended that it be given the widest crctI-
iatlon through he various agricultural and 9th
er papers of the State.
i1,,' i''>>'i'. ~ W ioN'
ISOLATION hara ns.a,oh'nd 1a"o,nc IL ~
strongest terms the transactions and The teach-
,ngS 81 Mrs' Llzzie r. Cotton, Of West Gorham'
DEALINGS WITH sai1 n,,', i'"''' nav '''S any
also quote from the American Apiyuturi>t
of Mav 1899 ol;t,I h,- NJ ST.,
Muse which Saws.
so,,. - M. I..i-,..;.... e..
in0uiries 81 n. r,.,,ar,lii ~. i,j ',,'''
and her new circular. We have examined heI
t R,,tG ltSl 9iu WORK on Dte-keeplnS and fteI
nry TO the ntrrn.t If rici,,,r, 0''I ''>" an 'ii
unnecessary to quote from her work. but we
MTul" al u our IeadefS 10 beware OF Que VINO
And in fact ,yrrytLin
trollahle hive. and system III management
,i HulllpuSS' tfa~h' ttc.' and thl> from one
The claims thtt >ba rl ~ ''',' -" III
hive and method of keeping are both alb
a.th 'ilu Iip,oIigIouN Tier work l. thWei}
ing and tend. To lad rio nnti... .tt.,, ~ \ T.
only does She contradict her own assertions
w also ohtfS Inducements winch favor ana
advise orr readers IA he ,",,nf,il in,v tI,.,, 1
with her
If the above quotations are not enough to
convince You of her standing III the minds OF
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10
The City Finances,

In his inaugural address Mayor johnson
claimed some credit because during the past
two years "we' have assessed and committed
S4,133 less than the smallest amount assessed
and committed during any two previous years
since 1873 lie thus invited a comparison of
his administration with preceding administra-
tions since 1873 and we pointed out some things
he did not speak of which should be known to
enable one to form correct opinion, whether
his administration was entitled to any special
credit for having assessed and committed less
than any two preceding administrations since
1873. He says, in his letter published in the
Progressive Age April Sd, that ''such state
ments We're omitted from that address" 'sinl-
ply because they were not true" This was
very short and easy way to dispose of these
matters, but it would have been more Satisfac-
facts to sustain his denial of the truth of ''such
Statements We have compiled from the City
TreaSurers reports the items Of expenditure
for the current expenses of the city government
and the amount Of interest on the city debt paid
and due for the two years ending March 1881
and also the sums received and receivable from
taxes assessed in 1882 and 1888 and the ordi-
nary current receipts excluding the assets of
previous years. for the same period. which are
as follows:
Expenditures lSs2 including full interest on city
bonds:
Mayors orders .................. 81 ,$43 q
Interest on war Observation-Disclosures. 2,0359l
Interest on railroad bonds redeemod.... 639.37
Coupons due August ID. ls~2. 20 25. 90
Coupons due feb'y -, Observation-Disclosures. 2o,4lIO0
Total. 5G4 $50 %
One thousand four hundred and eleven dol
lars of the interest on the city DEBT not
provided for until the municipal year 1851.
Receipts from taNes assessed in lSs2 and other in
cidental receipts excluding assets of the prey
ious year,.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

HEADQUARTERS OF THE REPUBLICAN,,
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE

WASIIINGTON, ID. c., March 18th, 1884. J
Dear Sir: If you will read the llth, 18th, 18th
l4th and 10Th sections of the Civil Service Act APP
proved January 10Th, 1883, you will that if any
political committee, of which any person who is iT
the service Of the United States is member should
directly or indirectly, solicit receive from any
person in the service of the United States, in as
Sessmeht, subscription, contribution other vau
able thing, to be applied to the promotion of any
political object whatever, such member of the com
mlttee being in the service of the United States
would, on conviction, be liable TO fine or imprison
ment or both, i'll the discretion of the Court.
The alternative appears to be either to constitute
the county, district and State committees in yom
state SO as to omit from them all persons In the
service of the L nitcd States; having upon them
such persons, to refuse all moneyed assistance
from persons in the service of the United States
Very Respectfully,
EDW. MCPHERSON, Secretary
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

we print in our farm and garden department
tins week another report of the discussions in
the Farmers Club of Prospect and Stockton.
Evidently the farmers of those towns are both
practical and progressive The topics thus far
chosen for discussion and the manner in which
they have been discussed alike bring Us to this
conclusion. The reports published in the Jour
nal have been read with much interest by the
farmers of other towns, and will, we are sure,
bring about good results. The educational in
iluences of the Grange and of these Farmers
Clubs must tend to elevate the farmers caing
ana to make it pleasanter and more profitable.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

Out of large number of letters from Maine
manufacturers condemnng the Morrison tariff
Dill the Prog. Age selects for publication sim
gle one in favor of that measure 1t comes
from firm practically out of business at the
time the letter was written and which was dis
solved before the letter appeared in print. 1t
is not to be expected that there could be una
minity on the tariff, or any other question; but
in Maine, as elsewhere, among manufacturers
and wotkingmen alike, there is substantial
agreement in support of the principle of pro-
lection for American industries and the Ameri-
can workman. 1t would be strange if there
were not
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

The EaStport Sentinel gives the particular.
of the recent election in that town. IT was ar
exciting contest, but the Republicans won ;
substantial victory. On the first day the Dem
ocrats secured the election of their moderate,
by 'open bribery, budozng, intimidation and
bailot-boX stutiing." This only strengthened
the determination of the Republicans to win
and Tuesday they elected their town clerk and
Seectmen by majorties of over so on IL total
vote of S!S for clerk TO Oh for selectmen The
Republican maiorities steadily increased. the
assessors of taxes receiving about 100 majority
and the overseer of poor, 1872, over a popular
Democrat. Wednesday afternoon, after three
days hard contest, the Democrats withdrew
their candidates for school committee town
treasurer ami town agent and decided to con.
test the election of police officer and road com.
missioner. Thursday morning the Democratic
candidates We're withdrawn. and the Republi.
can road commissioner, police officer and other
elective officers were chosen without opposi-
llon The Democratic papers which eNuIted
over the first days results were rather preyious
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

The Ellsworth American of this weel CON
laihs an editorial strongly endorsing Hon. S. l..
Mllliken. 1t says it does not hear of any Cd.
position to his denomination, and that, .'Mr.
MlilIken's course at Washington has been such
as to make it pleasure to the District to give
hlm' as we hope it will, unanimous second
nomination." Advices from Kennebec county
an equally favorable to Mr. Milliken. This
VIII De the flrst convention in the Third district
uhder the new apportionment. the counties of
hehncbec, Somerset, Waldo and Hancock, com
prlsing the district. The call is published in
another column.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

A lady tells us "the first bottle has done nv
Gaughter great deal Of good her food does not
distress her now, nor does She suffer from that ey
IRENE tired feeling which she did before taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla." A second bottle effected =
cure NO other preparation contains such n con-
centration of WALKING, enriching, purifying and
lnvigorating properties as Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10
In an article referring to the Morrison Tariff
Bill the Pail Mall Gazette saws.

DIT tHt I All Mill NaZtIIt says:
Its progress will be watched with consilcr,bla
interest by English exporters to America, mas
much It can hardly fail to tend in their favor
We commend this very frank and truthful
admission to the consideration of those deuded
Americans who have been humbugged into be-
lieving that Tariff reduction would be TO the
advantage of Americans. English exporters
and manufacturing capitalists are the ones who
would gain by it ut our expense. 1t is their
oil, for their benefit, and in pressing it the
Democratic Free Trade leaders are merely
actlng as the agents of British policy. Amer
lean PrOtectionist.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

The Belfast journal heads an article Signs
OF Spring" Taking into consideration the fact
that the journal claims that liquor is sold with
out let or hindrance in Belfast, it doubtless de-
duces the hereness of spring from the preya-
lence of swallows" Dexter Gazette.
Summer is supposed to be indicated by the
prevalence of swallows; but a summary end
would be put to another kind of swallows,
which are abundant in Belfast the year around,
if the city officials did their duty.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

Gen. Grant visited the House Wednesday in
company with Congressman Randall. and was
given very flatterng reception, the House
adJourning to permissible members to pay their
respects to the distinguished visitor, Democrats
and Republicans vieing with each other in their
tokens of friendliness.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

MRS. Carllse's social exactions are said to be
more onerous than the duties of the Sneaker
himself. She has returned already $50 calls
this season and has several hundred more to
make Besides, she has the housekeeping and
marketing to attend to.
If the Speakers private secretary is consider
ed authority, Mr.. and Mrs. Carlisle board at
the Riggs House, and the housekeeping and
marketing" may be counted out. If Mrs. Car
Isle finds her position so onerous why don't
she resign? Mrs. Randall never complained of
her duties AS the Speakers wife.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

The New York Sun has frequently commend
ed the good Deacon Richard Smith of the Gin
cinnati Gazette (now Commercial Guzette) but
rs often has had occasion to denounce his wick
ed partners. That is about the case with our
city government. Our Mayor is truly good
man, but he has some very wicked partners
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

SAMPLE CorIEs We will send sample copies of
the Journal to those who write for them with
view to subscribing.
A total eclipse of the moon, partly visible in this
vicinity, will take place today.
[ G. NJ. Kelley, Northport avenue, has lamb which
weighed . pounds when four weeks old
/ The April term of the Supreme Judicial Court in
this city, will open on Tuesday of next week.
/ The assessors are in session fixing the valuation
and assessing taxes for the currentmunicipal year.
recent number of Harper'= Weekly had por-
trait of the late Ezra Abbott, ID. d, formerly of
| Jackson.
/ Work began Monday to remove a building from
the site of the Merchants Marine railway soon To
| be built in this city.
Arthur l. Brown, of Belfast, sowe peas on
/ Monday and several Of our city gardeners have
/ planted their hot beds.
E. l. Bean, dealer in general merchandise. Sears
mont, is compromising with his creditors at accents
ON the dollar, giving notes running two three and
] four months.
/ Sleeper 4 Field last week wrote to Boston with
regard to a supply of fresh mackerel. Word came
/ back that the only mackere in the market were fish
three inches in length for which they wanted five
! cents each.
Mr.. William Twombly engineer at the Belfast
! Foundry, janmed his finger badly last week while
/ ut work about his engine. His place Is temporarily
/ filled by Mr.. Clark.
The Trustees of the waldo County Agricul tura
society viii meet at the Court House in this city ON
saturday. the l9th Inst, at one O'Clock p. N. The
meeting is to devise ways and means.
The following are important days in April 9th,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

Tie Lincoln County News in correcting an
item from the Journal, says that Gen. Hall and
Mr.. Sprague are candidate, for the Collector
ship Of the district of WaIdoboro and that
Damar>cotta is i port in the Waldoboro ais
trct. Of course But we don't think our
readers could have misunderstood the matter
aS stated.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

The following question and answer we clip
from the Boston Transcripts:
What is the meaning of n. b. in the address
''St Andrews, N. b., Scotland?" The .Scot-
land'' in the address probably does not belong
there. Without it, the meaning is evidently
New Brunswick
Is it possible the Transcript never heard of
st. Andrews, North Briton, the seat of the old
est university in Scotland?
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10
THE GOVERNORS FLAG.

a new and beautiful Governors flag ordered
last fall. has Just arrived at the State House 1t
is of silk, the design being the Maine coat of
arms surrounded by circle of blue stars on Il
blue field. There is heavy gold fringe around
the border and it is furnished with heavy gold
tas>el>. The flag will probably be suspended in
the Governors room and used at reviews and
other similar occasions. Other States have
similar Hays but this is the first ever owned by
Maine 1t was manufactured by l. a. Merrill
\ 90. Portland.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10
Taxpayer Tactics.

The Prog. Age of last week contained a
letter from Mayor johnson. prefaced by the
statement that it was "refused publication in
the Journal That is not strictly correct
The facts are as follows: The letter was
handed us by Mayor johnson with the request
that it be returned TO him if we concluded nol
TO publish it. On reading the communication
we found that the closing paragraph in the
manuscript Gas published in the Age this was
joined to the preceding paragraph relating tc
the election of taX-collector) was devoted sole.
ly 10 personal abuse of some gentleman outside
Of this office. That portion of the letter ooil
we declined to publish, and it had no more to
do with the matters in controversy than with
the Cincinnati riot. Rather than abandon this
uncaed for fling at a private citizen the letter
was taken to the Prog. Age. We have reason
TO believe that il was never intended or expect.
ed 10 publish the letter in the journal, but that
1t was sought to place this paper in false
light before the public and by mud throwing tc
divert attention from the real questions at
issue.
The bill providing for a public building al
lioulton. reported favorably from the commit.
tee on public buildings, is accompanied bv a
report which contains some interesting data
concerning the growth OF Aroostook:
In $50 the district contained 29,453 Inhabitants
In lSSO " 4I3.3
Increase in 10 years 1870
or over 40 per cent. increase in population to
1850, and the total wow probably reaches tif.
ty thousand people. The receipts or duties
collected on imports show much greater in.
crease, viz:
Amount collected a. duties on imports
from sept, /. 1873, to April Is, 1851,
81 = months. S31 RI 81
From April Is 1881, to Nov 30, 1883,
umter present collector, 5lia mos, 1852 IA
An increase OF $+4,l94.2 @
In addition 10 which collections from other
sources than duties amounted to sl1.111.O1.
making the total collection 81 months 80, 61133
ID. The receipts of the first five months of the
present fiscal year show an increase of over 80
per cent, and will undoubtedly continue to in
crease. In 1850 Houlton had 322S inhabitants
and has now more than 1000. while from 5000
to 5000 persons receive their mail at that place.
During the year 1883 there were exported
from the district 1.0.925 cedar shingles. 343. $50
Elapboards. 400S casks of hemlock extract 1863 :
200 bushels of buckwheat, 49, l5 pounds of wool,
$500 tons of starch, $50 tons of hay. 151 100
pounds of cheese, 100.23 pounds of meat. 43.
600 pounds of hops, and much other valuable
produce.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

The Prog. Age says it was mean and maiic-
ious for the journal TO refuse admission to its
columns of a portion of Mayor JolnSon's letter
that abounded in Irrelevant personalities; but
i cannot ,ce how much more mean and malc-
iou~ it wls in the Age to publish rommunea-
lion from an irresponsible >cribe-who signs
his name "W."-filled with abuse of promin-
ant citizen whose character for business integ-
rity, honesty and ability, is as much above that
OF his villying assailant as the heavens are
above the carth, a the editor of the Age we'll
knows.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10
HE AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED UPON SEP
TEMRER Sth. lSS1

The manufacture of Intoxicating liquors, not
including cider, and the sale and Keeping for
sale Of intoxicating liquors, are and shall he
forever prohibited, Except. however, that the
sac anu keeping for sale of such liquors for
medicinal and mechanical purposes and the arts.
and the sale and keeping for sale of cider, ma,
be permitted under such regulations as the
Legislature may provide. The Legislature
shall enact laws with suitable penalties for the
suppression Of the manufacture, sale and keep
ing for sale of Intoxicating liquors, with eXcep-
tons herein specified.
The amendment has been twice published.
as above in the Republican journal. the second
time in full report of the temperance meeting
in Belfast under the auspices of the county
committee, and it has been endorsed by many
editorials. But perhaps our correspondent in
cludes the journal among the regular temper
ance papers," EDITOR JoURNAL.l
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

"We cannot build our own ships; that i out
Of the question" SAYS the Springfield Republi-
can. This is humiating confession; and it
is hot warranted by facts. Nothing that other
nations have done is impossible to our people
w can and will build our own ships, but we
must have IN equal chance with the ships Of
other nations TO make il profitable to build
Them
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10
TIE MEDUNUEkEAti.

Representative Boutelie has filed at the State
Department at Washington complaints ard
claims Of citizens of Maine for damages result
ing from distractions to navigation OF MaduXu-
fkeaS rlver. tributary Of the St. John, by
waller course outlet for large tract of tim
bel lands i'll the State of Maine and damages
are occAsioned by the detention of logs. The
Washington treaty guarantee, free navigation
of the st. John and it, tributaries and the OBJ
structicns are alleged to be in contravention Of
the treaty. The matter il the subject Of dip
lOmatiC CORES pOnQence.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10
VI fTV 7. NTF TIE NII RE \ Kf,
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE, !
AIrItJ-pN Mo Anvil

AUBURN, Me, April lst, 1854.
Dear Sir We enclo Sc copy of a circular rea-
tive to the "Civil Service Act.''
Its careful perusal may affect the formation of
the committee in your town.
1t is our purpose to have the Roster correct and
II any change Is made in consequence of this circu
lar. or from any other reason please be so kind as
to inform US Immediately
Very Truly Yours,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

PHLADEIPluA. April :. The annual re-
port of the American Steamship Company for
1853 shows receipts of S6S4. 1865; expenditures
S906S deficit So, 1871.
Here is q nut for the free ship advocates to
crack. IL i not the first cost Of the Ships which
makes this balance on the wrong side of the
book. L the ships had been given to the COM
pany outright they could not make a living in
competition with the subsidized and lightly
taxed vessels of other nations
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

The Piscataquis Observer is awfuly tickleo
because the Prog. Age has seconded its nomin
alton of Hon. A. G. lie Brooke as associate
justice of the Supreme Court should vacancy
occur, and compliments Hon. VIM. NJ. Rust to
the skies, speaking of him as ''prominent
lawyer" etc. We were under the impression
that our contemporary is what is known as /;
brietless barrister.
The storm on Wednesday April 3D. was very
severe throughout the country. In Canada
heavy falls of snow were accompanied by loud
peals OF thunder and vivid flashes of lightning
Heavy gales and cyclones prevailed in the West
and South, causing great destruction of prop.
erty. Several persons were killed and nun
Der severely injured.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

Senator Vance employs his son as private
secretary, but gives him no salary.
This is rough on young Vance. Does the
Senator pocket the salary?
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10

a correspondent writes: English silver
coin i becoming Very abundant. May it not
gets common that merchants will refuse it,,
and thus leave it in the hands of farmers and
others in many places in New Brunswick
ard Nova Scotia, American silver is at 20 per
cent. discount. Would it not be we'll for u,
to make like discount on Canadian silver and
thus get iid Of it," We think it would. In
some parts Of this country there is, We believe,
such a discount made, and that naturally tend,
10 divert the coin to places where it passes for
lis fu value as it does here. We have enough
silver coin and to spare of our own without
drawing upon Canadian coinage and this dis
count would have the effect Of sending it across
the line where il belongs.