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The Republican journal., 1885-03-05

number of days after the snow ceased to fall
continued to blow the snow over the cliffs.
Removing the road few hundred feet from
the base of the cliffs will obvate all difficulty
for the future in that locality, and a small out
lay for snow sheds at two or three places lit
Tie farther up the Columbia river, will prevent
any future trouble should another such a storm
occur.
would not have troubled you with this brief
mention of our great snow blockade, but while
| claim that there are fer if a,g of the sons of
Maine who bear tirmer allegiance to the old
Pine Tree State than myself, she being nv
mother state and within whose bounds made
my home for more than fifty years, still take
great pride in my adopted State, and do not like
to have false impressions go abroad about her.
When our great storm ended, it finally wound
up with a warm rain, which carried off all the
snow, and took all the frost out of the ground,
and by the middle of Jan. all the signs of New
England spring were upon us-save one. We
have ce'y few small birds here and have never
seen any till midsprlng, and none have appeared
thus far this season, and that was the only sign
wanting The grass began to start, the little
streams were overlooking their banks, the buds
upon the trees began to swell, and the frogs
began their nightly concerts, which they have
kept up since, with ever increasing volume.
The hilIsides are now clothed in a carpet of
green, the little willows by the brooksides are
in fun bloom, and the weather Is more like the
lst of May in Maine than the 10th of Feb. about
the only difference being The greater amount of
rainfall here than there. The winters are mild.
but wet, and would not advise those affected
with pulmonary complaints to seek Western
Oregon for a home IN the winter. But our
summers are beautiful almost beyond compari-
son. The day is warm and the night lust cool
enough TO be refreshing. Such a thing as cold
ram during he late spring, summer, and early
autumn months, is never known. and even very
few showers occur during these months. So |
hope my Eastern friends (if have any there)
wont Judge our climate from the accounts and
reports they received of our great storm. They
are called great here, but would not be called
great ID New England. There were many sbius
OF the coast, and quite number off the Column
bla bar during the storm, but not one received
any damage, and none reported the storm as
being very severe. The great Pacific whose
waters wash the whole line of our coast is
tempered here with the Offset from the tepid
waters of The kuro Siryo stream which flows
along to the south at no great distance from our
coast, and whose mild Influence IS felt far into
the interior of the State.
Your truly welcome journal reache. me every
Saturday p. NJ. and seems like an old friend
come to spend the Sabbath with me and remind
me OF the many very pleasant times / have
passed with my friends in Belfast, some Of
whom have Ike myself retired from the sea and
60 no more down upon he great waters
A. MOVES
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letter from Oregnn.


THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SNOW BLOCKADE.
TUE CLIMATE OF OREGON. WHAT A MAINE
MAN SAYS or HIS ADOPTED SfhrE
ASTORIA. OREGON, Feb. 18Th 1850.
w THE EDITOR or TIE JOURNAL: Motto
inc in a recent issue of the journal that you eX-
tended M invitation u Your subscribers 10 con-
tribute 10 Your valuable paper, and thinking
that perhaps am Your most distant subscriber,
and certainly tue most Western one in the
United States, aud among your oldest readers,
as my memory goeth not back 50 far Us when
your paper was not Il most welcome guest in my
fathers house, avail myself Of the privilege
50 extended, to send you short article from
this most Western city of our country. don't
know as | should have intruded my self upon
your notice. if it had not been for an item
among the searspOrt locals. in your issue of
Jan. 29lh, which was an extract from the Ore
gonan Ga paper printed in Portland, Oregon
that might lead your numerous readeIs TO think
our climate here a much saNerer one han it Is.
The article had reference To our great snow
blockade ON the Oregon Railway Il Navigation
60. Railroad, which blockade began, believe,
on the 10th of Dec and lasted three weeks. 1t
was certainly very severe storm for Western
Oregon and Southern Washington Territory.
One of the seyeres if not the rer4 Se,acxt ever
yerest portion of it myself, can saft y say, il
was Slight in comparison with many storms |
have experienced in New England. r'he Their
stood Il degrees above zero at its low
est reading, and that for but short time
while the extreme length of time that the block
ade lasted was owing to peculiar con binalon
of circumstances, which would probai " never
occur again. Deep SHOWS seldom occu on that
portion of the railroad where the gre ltest OBJ
struction was found; and the Railw " Com
pany was not prepared for anything OF the
kind, as it had never occurred before. Begin
and continuing to the 35th or Seth mile stone,
the railroad is built along near the ba1e Of al
most perpendicular cliffs from 800 to 100 feet
high, and the wind blowing the snow from the
level plain above, over these cliffs IL was
caught in the eddyng winds below and precipi-
tated directly upon The railroad. While the
storm lasted ii was impossible for hundreds of
men to clear away the snow as fast as it was
driven over the cliffs and there YVES such
vast amount of it, that its own weight caused 1t
to settle down till it became almost as compact
as ice, so that blasting had to be reso'ted to to
clear it away, as no snow plough couli stand it
to be driven through the drift. The storm last
ed off and on for about two weeks, and high
winds prevailed most of the time, and for a
The Republican journal., 1885-03-05

Ella Wheeler Wilcox talks of going to
sleep ''draped in soft luxurious gloom"
Try blankets.
"I'm dreadfully tired all the time, doc
tor; what do you recommend 2" GAS
your disease appears to be constitutions
al, perhaps little iron will suit your
case" allow shall | take it, doctor ~
"Well, as your circulation needs to be
improved, the fiat iron form would doubt
less be the best"
When woman tries to catch a ball
she throws her arms wide apart, waits
until the ball hits her on the nose, turns
her hands with windmill motion, runs
after the ball, picks it up, brushes the
hair out of her eyes and smiles as though
her way of doing it can not be improved
upon. New York Journal.
doctor, do wet feet cause pneumo-
MAJ" asked Gllhooly of DR.. Blister.
ayes, that's the opinion of the best med
ical authorities" replied DR.. Blister.
"Then, why don't dogs have pneumo-
MIA? They have four feet to get wet in
stead of two, and yet they never die of
pneumonia" The matter will probably
be before the next session of the Texas
Medical Association. [Siftings.
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"Gath" on Men and Things.
ONE COUNTRY. ONE RELIGION.

ONE COUNTRY. ONE RELIGION.
There is DO good reason why we shall
not ultimately have in the United States
some one general worship. The tenden-
cy in this country is toward absolute toll
Grafton, and when liberation becomes alb
solutely perfect, sectarianism will have
nothing to make by division.
CONCERNING COLD WINTERS.
These cold winters, however, and snow
falls are not without their advantages
The snow is the chief requisite to fill the
springs with water, which will be needed
by the cattle and sheep next summer
The SHOW also keeps the seed warm in
the fields, and after winters of heavy
snow the crops are apt to be large.
ABOUT HUMAN NATURE.
Human nature is like the gum out of
the caontshonche tree; it will mould or
stretch any way you please. 1t will wear
ring in its nose or wear ring in its
city government, and can dispense with
the marriage ring or have any number of
them without much feeling than obliga-
ION.
SUGGESTIONS TO SECTARIANS.
think ! discern in the United States
better general feeling among priests of
all sects and churches, and the sooner
they find out where they agree the bet
ter If they would take such perform
ances as FoX's Book of Martyrs off their
shelves, and live for the nineteenth CEN
fury more than for the sixteenth, they
would not so frequently lose themselves
in boys, quagmires, and ruts of words.
CHRONIC CRoAKERs.
In time of peace the drones and bum
mers are just as balefu as the towards
and stragglers are in the rear of battle.
1t is these fellows who spread the report
that the gallant men in the front are
completely eXterminated. So broken
spectators and dead beats in time of
relative inactivity are the first to shout,
awe shall have socialism, bread riots and
anarchy"
THE COMING CHOLERA.
/ find, talking to the country physi-
clans, those who have had experience
with cholera in past years, for we had it
in this country in my childhood, that they
nearly all expect to get touch Of it next
summer. Uninterrupted happiness is not
the possession of any country. The very
facilities we make to extend civilization
bring these diseases. The Suez canal is
no doubt the new avenue through which
the cholera has crept upon Europe.
George Alfred Townsend in Minneapolis
Tribune.
The Republican journal., 1885-03-05
BELFAST DIRECTORY.
RAILROADS AND STEAMBOATS,.

NAiLtNpAi'7 AMI 81 r4-AhiPAio'
Trains leave 63o a. M, a.O5 p. m. Arrive 1915 a.
m, - u. m.
Roat- lc;ivc for Boston every Monday and Thurs-
,iav at2l. u.n.
Boats leave for Bangor and Intermediate land
inas every "Wednesday and SATURDAY on arrival
from Boston.
steamer Florence makes two round trips per
week between Belfast, Casline. Isesboro and
Brooks,iils' See adv
.o.t,,-s
siA"ho'
Belfast to + ield, 81 miles through the towns
OF Morrill,, kno.. reedom, Albion, Benton to Fair
fled Three trips Albion, and daily from latter
place. Leave Belfas, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
SATURDAYS at a. m. Returning arrive at Belfast
On MONDAYS WednesdA and FRIDAYS at II m.
Belfast to bangor, ,, uies, through the towns of
Searsp0rt. stockton, Pro pect, Frankfort, Winter
port, Hampden and Bangor. Baiv except sunday
Leave Belfast every day at a. IN Returning leave
Bangor daily at a H., arrvin. in Belfast AT p
Belfast 10 Augusta 40 miles, through the towns
OF Belmont, Spstremont, Liberty, Montville, Paler-
mo, nina, So. AsSal bUro and Augusta. Daily tX.
cert sunday Leave Belfast every day at ) p. M,
arriving at Augusta at 1876 next day Returning
DAYS and FRIDAYS the stage goes via No Scarsmont
TUESDAYS, Thursdays and Saturdays via >earsmont
Beifastt to FRANKFORT, via ewanville and No. sears
port, Il miles. Leave Belfast Mondays, Wedncs
days and Fridays At p. m Leave Frankfor. same
days arriving al Belfast 3 ~ m.
of NGrthport LincolnNiIt, Camden and Rocklaud
Daily except sundays. Arrive at Belfast II m
Leave Belfast at u. m
Belfast to Centre Lncoinville, l. miles, twice a
week Leave Belfast Mondays and Thursdays at
$50 p. m. Leave Centre same days, arriving at Bel
fast at , D. IN.
sundays. Leave Belfast at a. III. and 80 p NJ
arrival of the Belfast train. Leave Searsporl
at + 30 T. IN. and 30 y. M arriving lit Belfast in
season to corntct with the trains.
enc,t,r1rs
RELIGIOUS me ioll,'t, ing Is me programme foi
Al
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gen. Grants TROPHIES.


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The following is a list nf Cen Grort,. fro
,. " IN 'io
fnl'N which, oE inc generosity OF MI Wander
bit aud the agreement OF Mrs. Grant, are to be
>ct.urpd ta her fnr life f., tba,, I,,,,,, A.. ~
'N'' '@N0'i' '"' pup
''9 VI 'H' NON'l niiieiIt IoF preservation III It's
Washington archives;
Mexican onyx cabinet .preso,tod ~. H..
NIL ,f p,ai,I 49,; AlO'N"'1U "E tuo
Fnljtt-purr- Of which r,,ssoI ,,,or Nf.,i.o
Inn ISL f'''''' ''1' ''i' A''o
Bronze vases-Presented nv the .J.n.na.a ,.it.
ileus OF Yokohama. japan,
Marble hn.t and r.Ja.t,l I,rosa,,t,1 t,,,
workiupneu of PhiIaIalnhi., ~
Gen Grant ana famiJy-paintea INV ro,r,-.
we'll '' 077'
Large elephant tusks-Presepted b, t,p King
nf ~iu,n y ' NUS
small al,.,b.r+ ,,,.l. I,, ,:,
.,t. .flI,r. i''i WIG ii"n"I 'i"''
pi.tu~,. uf ten sc,tt 5I, ,..,,,,l p,.<,,,,,.i
i,, the rit, yf New lnrl. Wy F'7'' '''N''
trackIrNarc bowls very oI,jl -Pr..eutedh NJ,
Prince koobu of china ''' ~
( luuasa r.nrralai1 r, l1t I,,,, 4, t
81 Hung hang.
Arabian Bible and to,ff. Eihla- preosntoI
IN Lord Napier, who rbptureJ lhrru ,yitL Kim,
Theodore, If Abvs~inia.
sI,rfIn,r RIM and. .,yo.j f f,o,,,l.,, d.,
,ottrd ti-n. Grant .,ffer th, f,II f f,it bnn-
,I,,u n, officer. f Tho @ , ~ Nc. Nm
I'LL the end -! the war
New York swori-voted 10 Gen. Grant nv
ork. Ut ''e '''' A''" III 'N'"
sword of thattanoogi- Presented TO Gen.
...,r I,,. ,,,. ,,t',,,,'tI i; ''''U " >iC'l'
lruu, H.. after tAt battle of Chattan00ga
r;nuiar ,l,,,,, ami ,,iI1,, l,''' ,"'io0ta
.arfl- fuIrVrII dinner AT San Fr.uri.cn (aI
Silver meuu-Paris dinner
Horn and silver >uutf box and silver match
boy -ed b} Gru Grant.
The Republican journal., 1885-03-05

Sweden thinks of establishing a system of
protective duties on number of commodities
which with proper encouragement she can pro-
duce at home. The Golden Club should lose TO
time in convincing Sweden that the way for her
to become rich and great is to buy all her goods
from foreign producers.
The Republican journal., 1885-03-05

SUBSCRIBERS RENTING money desiring to
nave the address of papers changed must state the
Post Office to which the paper has been sent, well
as the Office to which it is TO go.
The Republican journal., 1885-03-05

Except in cases of necessity, which are rare,
leave your friend to learn unpleasant truths
ON MS enemies; they are ready enough to tell
them. Good breeding never forgets that amour
propre is universal. fHomes.
The Republican journal., 1885-03-05

Preachers say, do as | say, not as [ do. But
if physician had the same disease upon him
that | have, and he has bid me do one thing
and he do quite another, could believe him?
[Selden.
The Republican journal., 1885-03-05

For calm presence of mind in the way
Of answer the following deserves fore
most place: "Do you drink ?" said
temperance reformer to a beggar, who
had implored aims of him. eyes, thank
you, sir" returned the candid pauper;
"where shall we go?"
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Largest circulation IN City and County.


MAJ.
5. X. NILES, No. 256 Washington ST., Boston.
l. c. EVANS, 294 and 296 Washington Street,
Boston.
PErrENGILL & Co., 10 State St, Boston, and
253 Broadway, n. Y.
HORACE DoDD, 265 Washington St., Boston.
GEO. P. ROwELL & CO., 10 Spruce ST.. New Y ork.
j. H. BATES, Il Park Row, New York.
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King Spoopendykc.


A NEW RULER ON THIS CONTINENT-SHALL IT
BE PEACE OR WAR!
Stanley lluntley, the new chief of the Teton
Sioux. is now editor of brakes Travellers
Magazine in New York city. He was asked
bya reporter how he came to cure Little Knife.
Il had to cure him. said Mr.. Huntley, smii-
ing. Il was held prisoner by Sitting Bulls
allies, and it was cure Little Knife or die. No
cure, no life. The chief had two sons. One
was killed while ago, and Young Antelope
has Just died. AS | was adopted by Little
Knife, the hereditary chief of the Teton nation,
which includes all the Sioux tribes, the title
falls to me. The Indians regard the tie as
sacred as though | was a blood relation"
Mr.. Iluntley sent the following to the presi-
dent:
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.
Hon. Chester A. Arthur, president of the
United States:
DEAR SIR: As you will have observed by
the dispatches in this mornings New York
papers, | have succeeded to the chieftanship
of the TetoDS, and | want to ask whether your
nation and mine are to live on terms of friend
ly equality or whether you want strife and
carnage.
| would like to remark that we will have
war on tap fora any marauding Republican form
of government that comes fooling around our
congressional district, while we will be on a
peace footing towards your people AS long as
they conduct themselves with due regard to
the prejudices of civilization. Any deviation
from this course OF procedure will result in
your being sent to the tower for the first Of
Tense and to two towers for the second.
Please speak to your secretary of the interior
and have him brace up the rations issued to my
tribes so as to include aD occasional ham and
mackerel for Sunday. Any cast-off war mater
lal, plug hats or light literature how on file in
your state department will be gracefully re-
celyed AS guarantee of your good faith.
Hoping to hear from you soon in spirit of
peace around the reservations and good will
towards the Undersigned, have the honor to
remain, yours, STANLEY HUNTLEY, REX.
"Have you been officially notified of your adj
vancement:' Mr. Huntly was asked. 1.-The
first | heard of it was when | read the morning
papers yesterday. | shall take the cigarman
across the street with me. He has just sent me
bill, and | suppose | must make him chief of
one of the tribes"
The Republican journal., 1885-03-05

Jim Webster sneaked into Mr.. Nose
Schaumburg's store, on Austin avenue,
picked up a bundle Of clothing that had
been rolled up for some customer, and
was going out Of the door when he met
Schaumburg himself. Jim thought he
was already on the cars en- route to the
Huntsville Penitentiary, when to his as
constituent Schaumburg, who thought
jim had bought a suit of clothes, patted
the guilty niger on the shoulder, and
said: "Iou must call on me again ven
you wants Something's" Siftings.
A good example of the manner in
which students who are "in' for several
subjects at the same time get their ideas
mixed, is that of the youth who having
to answer the question, "Who was Esau ?"
replied, "Esau was a man who wrote
fables, and sold the copyright for a bot
tie Of potash" Chautauquan.
The Republican journal., 1885-03-05

Subscribers are requested take notice of the
is the only form of receipt used. For instance,
- May 81, means that the subscription is paid to
will be changed to correspond, and SUBSCRIB-
EHS ARE REQUESTED TO SEE THAT THEIR
DATES ARE CORRECT. Subscribers in arrears
are requested IN forward the sums due.
The Republican journal., 1885-03-05

Cold steel-robblng an ice cart.
The man who "would not handy
words" was evidently opposed to crooked
conversation.
There are men in the world mean
enough to steal a mans hat in order to
get his autograph. TPretzel's Weekly,
The Coroners of Illinois are holding a
meeting in Springfield, this week. They
ought to hold an inquest on the Legisla-
ture. Newman independent.
Some one asks: 'Is it dangerous to
eat before going to sleep?n We think
not. We have heard frequently Of per
sons doing that. But if you are afraid to
risk it, perhaps you had better eat after
you go to sleep. [Pittsburg Democrat.
~ feel like Joseph said a Borrowing
husband ''like Joseph in the Bible; for
my wife is dead !; she was cremated, and
yonder stands the urn with her ashes in
it, and, like Joseph, love my Pot-of-
her" [Chronicle-Telegraph,
1t has been suggested that the Presi-
dents salary be increased to 100000 a
year, instead Of S5O,00O-his present sal
airy. When this becomes law, there
will be some inducements for editors to
run for President, and not before Mes
senger.
Lady: ~ want some assistance in re-
lleving an unfortunate man." Old gen
tleman: "My dear madame, when it
comes to relieving an unfortunate man,
you don't require any assistance; you
are fully equal to the emergency ?" Sift-
ings.
"Iou seem to have all kinds of drinks
behind the bar, including beef tea, and if
my eyes do not deceive me see yeast
on a card" "Of course you do" "Who
drinks that ?" "How green you are. Eel
lows that want to raise money, to be
sure" Exchange.
Mr.. Upper, he of proverbial philoso-
ply fame, calls Rev. Mr.. Talmage "a
son of thunder" This may be more
complimentary than if he had called him
"son of a gun" 1t is also more APP
ropOs. Thunder makes a louder noise
than gun. Somerville journal.
Morning old darky lat gentleman's
otfice)-Gud mawnln', boss. Can't yer
'sist an ole man dis mawnin', sar? Gen
tleman Not this morning. Charity be-
gins at home. Night.-Same old darky
at gentleman's home) = Gud evenin',
boss. | called at yer home for a little
'sistance, 'cordin' to your prearrange-
ment dis mawnin', sab New York Sun.
"Ah, yes" said an old fellow, ''when
was a young man like you admired a
pretty girl as much as any one and, if |
do say it, was very popular with the
young ladies. But accommodating years
and wife and family have taught me
-" Here he hesitated. "Well, what
have accommodating years aud a wife and
family taught you?" "Caution, my boy,
caution" Detroit Commercial Adver-
tiser
The Republican journal., 1885-03-05

ADMINISTRATORS. EXECUTORS AND GUARDIANS
desiring their Probate advertising published in the
journal. will please state TO the Court.
The Republican journal., 1885-03-05


Trains leave $50 a. m, S.0j p. Arrive 1915 a.
M, 7-25 p m.
Boats leave for Boston every Monday and Thurs
day al } :. D. IN.
Boats leave for Bangor and intermediate land
inEs every Wednesday and SATURDAY. on arrival
from Boston.
steamer Florence makes two round trips per
week between Belfast, Castine, Isesboro and
Br00ksNie. See adv.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-07-22
! PNEUMATIC TUBES.
A Plan for tho Transmission OF Malls on
the Pneumatic Process.

A Plan for tho Transmission of Mails on
the Pneumatic Process.
A plan for the transmission of mails
between Paris and London by the pneu-
matte process, devised by M. Berlin,
is exciting considerable interest. The
following are few particulars of tho
scheme: The pneumatic tubes or sub
way would be laid down alongside the
existing railways for convenience sake.
The total distance between the two
capitals is 475 kilometres, VIZ: Paris to
Calais (raiD, 297 kilometres; Calais to
Dover (Channel) 80 kilometres; and
Dover to London (raiD, 1879 kilometres.
The pneumatic subway would be con-
structed of cast-iron pipes of thirty-nine
centmetres in diameter and four metres
in length, connected by means of India
rubber points. This arrangement has
the effect of giving great ncxibility and
elasticity to the whole, and of making
it water-tight besides. The carriage
suggested is composed of a wire frame
covered by sheet of asbestos cloth with
n metallic warp. This covering would
have kind of metallic brush coating,
to enable the compressed air to dilate
to certain extent around the truck
and cool the latter, thus counteracting
the heat produced by the friction. A
truck would travel the distance between
the two capitals i'm one hour, and one
could be dispatched every ten minutes.
An engine of from twenty-eight to
thirty horsepower would be sufficient.
N Y Post.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-07-22
DISGUSTED.
The Michigan Man who Asked No Favors
of the Legislature.

The Michigan Man who Asked No Favors
of the Legislature.
Some twelve or fourteen years ago a
queerly-dressed, ccccntric-acting indi-
vidual appeared at Lansing during the
session of the Legislature and asked
various members to introduce bill to
enable him to build a dam on Wolf
River, somewhere in the northern
counties. The matter was allowed to
90 by default, and at the next session
the old man showed up again. This
time bill was introduced, but before
it came up he got tired and went home.
When third session opened he
was on hand, but only to be tired out
again by delays. Last fall q Detroiter,
who was a member OF the House and
remembered the case, met the old man
up the lake shore and said to him:
al shall go to the Legislature again
this year, and you come to me with
your bill and Ill push it for you"
Thank We, but it's no use" replied
the old man.
Don't you want the DAMP"
s.Fact Is, I built the dam before
asked permission of the law"
"Wcll, you'd better have things in
legal shape"
1.No use. Durin' the first session tho
dam went with frcshct. During the
second, the mill went on mortgage.
During the third, Wolf River. dried up
nutil Il wouldn't turn a pin-whccl. and
7 want the Legislature Of nj c,ignn 10
understand that I'm f.cc.lw.m o''r s
can citizen and ask no fnvur.o ai,y
body l"--DctroH Free Press