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The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

Original poems sent to this Office must be &C :
companied by certificate from justice of
the peace or notary public that the writer had
license, without which they are consigned,
unread, to the waste basket.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

If there is war between England and Russia,
Bath coal schooners will be in active demand.
We borrow the idea from an item in the Port
land Press, and it is a good one. Remember
the fate of Tallapoosa.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

Lowell as Minister to England is poet also,
1t appears, but he belongs to the species that
write for the waste basket until they are killed
by an editors club
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

BROOKS. Miss Emile Ken, OF BROOKS, q pupil
in the New England Conservatory, is rapidly dis
tinguishing herself public singer The Somer
vile, Mass. journal of April 4th. thus speaks of
her singing at a concert in that city Miss Emile
NJ. Rich's fine voice was heard to excellent adj
vantage in the very difficult 'Staccato Polka that
so pleased the company that an emphatic encore
was given, to which Coming Thro' the Rye as
pleasngly rendered. This young lady will make
her mark a vocalist, her voice being sweet and
pure and very pleasing to the ear
MoSTvILLE Mr.. t. White of Wilmington,
Mass was in town last week visiting relatives and
friends Mr.. White was formerly a resident of
this town. but for a number of years past has been
engaged in the tannery business in Mass He in
Cends to 90 California in a short time. His fam
lily are now there. Deacon Asa NJ. GOwen has
been to Portland to receive medical aid.--.The
school committee have posted notices that they will
he in session at the school house at Ranet's Cor
uer saturday the 18th inst. for the purpose of
examining teachers for the summer school All in
tending teach in town are urged to be present at
the examination. -. L. Bean has been suffering
severely from rheumatism the past wuter....J. X
Clement is repairing the outside of his house......
Not many Of the farmers are making maple syrup
this spring, Int those who have tapped their trees
are having quite good run of sap.
JACKSON. Town meeting this Thursday after
noon. The meaeels lave broken ont in town, and
several families are sick with them....t,eo. W.
behring's son is SIM inirtej with rheumatj>m....
Tasker 4 GouId'- mi started TAP last wcek to cut
out the uiG stock OF io-- in the yard. Mi. u. J.
Putnam is mead saws or....We hope your Brooks
correspondent will u't pe lao,liuu- in his remarks
about Our jackson farmers any more; but allow
tIir git,,.,
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

forces on the Nile above Cairo, reports to the
gov rnment that it will be practically impossi-
BILE to move the British troops from Dongola
during the summer, because they would have
to proceed SO slowly.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

The report, often revived, that Queen Victo-
ria and other members of the royal family are
believers in Spirtualism, is authoritatively
denied by Sir Henry Ponsonby, the Queens
Private Secretary.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

J. Henry Shaw, IA Democratic representative
to the Illinois legislature was found dead in his
room Saturday, at Springfield, Illinois. This is
the third death during the session, and puts off
still further the possibility of eecting United
States Senator.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

Whidden of the Calais Times is such a
miserable apology for an editor that he ought
to try something else. He might hire out to a
quack doctor and travel as an emetic.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

In the large cities movement is on foot, in
the interest of the young man and his best girl,
for the reduction of prices of admission to
amusements.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

Gen. Grants condition had greatly improved
at last advices, and there is believed to be a
prospect of weeks and perhaps months of life.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

Mr.. Beecher says the Democrats ''should al
ways thank God for St. john" because he made
Clevelands election possible. 1t would be more
appropriate, it seems to us, to thank Senator
German, who negotiated the purchase-at a
price which he has never divulged, except to
the extent of saving, at cost us like hi, can
tell you" TGobe-Democrat.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

THORNDIKE. There has been a small run of sap
for sugar makers so far. Rev. ID. Bracket is In
very poor health. He breaches at East Thorndike
next Sunday -. Bethel Lodge elected the following
representatives in the Grand Lodge |. 0. G. L: g.
E. Files, A. f. Davis A. b. Roberts, c. +. Higgins
Mrs. g. K. Files, Lizzie }. Hanson. VIII Hobbs
has sold out to Mr.. Monroe, who continues the
blacksmith business MIR. A. knowlton has taken
the mail to carry from the Station to Freedom until
July lst....J. II. Sayward arrived nome from
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, where he has been attending
q Commercial College. He is somewhat out OF
health but will return to Poughkeepse as soon as
his health will permit. There has been some good
days for those engaged in gathering maple sap and
some persons in town will make Il large amount of
syrup if the weather and season continues favora.
ble.. There is still large amount of snow in the
roads in some places which renders travelling very
bad
Several years ago Gen. Grant uttered these
earnest words about the Bible: "Hold fast to
the Bible as the sheet anchor of our liberties
write its precepts on your hearts, and practice
them in your lives. To the influence of this
book we are indebted for the progress made in
true civilization, and to this we look as our
guide in the future"
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

Both England and Russia are preparing for
hostilities and the present outlook is decidedly
Warike,
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

Mayor Redman, of Ellsworth, is cutting
heavy swath in Washington, according 10 The
Capital of that CITY,
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

Henry Ward Beecher admits that he does not
run the Administration. This must advance
the Administration in public estimation.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

The Maine Central Railroad Company has is
sued its passenger rates for the National En-
campment &. A. r., to be held in Portland,
June DIST to 9th, 1885. Tickets for members
of the Grand Army Posts will not be sold at the
stations and can only be procured through the
commander of the Post of which the person
desiring the ticket is member.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

Pension Commissioner Black to the pension
agent at Chicago-Good-bye. Sweet tart.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

A man down East is lecturing on "Mince
Pie" A better subject would be, 'The Night
mare and Beyond" Boston Budget.
Some people think you cannot get much be-
yond mince pie.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

beautiful Snow" brought down the house at
Ottawa, Canada. The roof of the Royal Thea
tire fell in under heavy weight of snow, last
week, completely wrecking the building.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

MASTER Ed. Hersey Is taxing census OF the
pupils of the Belfast Central school district.
George J. Read of this city, has an order from
Gloucester, Mass, for lot of brass rollers for
block sheaves.
Miss Alice Colby, dau ghter of S. W. Colby, Bel
fast, returned home on Wednesday. after tenn in
the New England Conservatory of Music.
Mr.. A. R. Dunton If Camden, the celebrated
penman' is in Belfast "a the purpose of getting up
school in writing He gave some exhibitions in
the High school on Tuesday.
Yesterdays Bangor Wing says: George r. Ian
caster, Esq, who has )een seriously i'll since his
return from his Southern trip, wac able yesterday
to i've out of doors for Il e first time.
The meeting eff the trustees of the Waldo county
agricultural society advertised for last week was
postponed. 1t will he held al the Court House. in
this city, next saturday afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
After July LIST the mail service from Belfast to
Freedom is to he increased to six times per week.
The route is now from Belfast to Albion, but that
portion between Freedom and Albion will be dis
continued.
Vessel owners of this city eagerly sean the Euro
pcuu war news and will not feel very badly If hos
uties take PLACE, in which event they chance
tor The American merchant marine to regain
trul of the carry in4 trade of tile ocean,
The viii oF the late Hon. II. II. Johnson, of this
city was filed at the reccli term of Probate Court
He gives to his wife, Ant t. johnson, all mis- prop
crly, both real and personal Mrs Johnson and
Col Philo iIersey are MI lie executors of the will
The new bowling alley in the basement of the
Coliseum building was opened on saturday eve
ming last. Rolling was free and the room was
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

The air around Linekin's Bay is said to be
redolent with the perfume IF aged whales, SAYS
the Boothbay Register. Whew!
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

Burchards' church has gone up, or down
Rum, Romanism and Rebellion killed 1t.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

We are indebted to Hon. s. l.. Milliken for a
wheelbarrow load of public documents.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

The Riel rebellion promises to be real re-
belion.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
MAINE STATE AND EASTERN MAINE FAIRS.
AZ meeting IN bangor iaSt week OF nearly
W.;ne - .sn.;a,ions II w. vc,ad 10 "haraa
ea.b a y bit,i,ar t Tho two fir nm entranna TO-
If tyo InIlar. ~ 70 barga ,b;hi,nrs fnr bsy
and otber fnr.ga. ,b.t Nr = a Ra.l Of tho
Eastern Nainr and Mr BENJAMIN Hilton of
the Maine St.ta Fir ha a .o,,mittee 10 male |
n s.,,l., ~ lint g.. ,l;,,, t,II;lr fr ,onl, |
nnrnn>es Tho n,est99no in-frnc,ad tho tyya SEQ
retarie. to re,pive no ,.nditinna1 .ntr;as rhe
last Ieoi,lature annronriafr,l II 100 for the en-
commencement of h I.ir, in', hnfr.iing and
,nmttGn llro,,.int, intra.t.nf vina -, he ivan
,nnn.iIT in nr5,nia,,'s Nv Jba T,xn f,;r. nd
n.rt of ,he db;act nj me meeting yva. to decdn
how this n,orty >hnpIG he .lysrdad Tho fol
LOWING ur, miuins we're decided mon
CarfIe Pr-mium, ri own in Pairs
vears old 81 tn II ga Ia ia e1o IN . /. :
wear, old 81 +" IL Tx IN 81 Ga ~ al: }
ear, nII s5u f., ~ 80 ~ 81 ~ al. Ia.r
aII .9n f1f 80 - ~ :. al 800
G.T1,,NS15I1,1.t S1o NJ 81 s5to9J
Single Auimal--4 Years old. so to ii, IS to |
~ 50 Z" 81; ) Years old, SO Il" Is. = - "a. /
90 10 on years olu' - - ~, 90 10 ~ ~ 10
oI' Attl "iH' - - ~ 10 +" "a. "a 10 o.
1aI-So I" Isl. - ~. = I" 81.
RAJ COWS ano H'lter,-@ years oid, so 10
- 9 I" ~. 81 7" on Years "'d. Sto l." l>t'
= I" -. 60 L" III; year oid. - 10 1T, ST 10
2d. ~ =" 81
tAtNe>-e6 to IT. ~ 10 ~. - TO 5d.
ShrrP fitm uh>' Long N""lrd Sh'rp =
Three >artp-2 YEAR. Old. s. 10 III 81 tu %,
- f. : YEAR odd. Is fu II. 81 o. - tr 3i.
Lfmh--S6 To ii. - Ia ~. - 4" 3 /.
Middle N""i>. tbs ~.m IL at'tY' NJ rino>.
hr a. ahoNt' ENr> ~ tA'u CLASS SAINT a.
above.
DalN Premiums. B->i Display Creamery
hu.tel-S=3 To- 1T. AMI SD f." ~.
firhIn> Creamery Buttti-,lj 10 ii, and SO
81.
Dairy Ruti,r-In prints not less than 10
puund>-Sl5 To II. SO To- ~. $ 81. St 10
+,h.
buiiHr made by gtr.> Ii wears OF age and
uud r-Flte pounds ia Vllut>-Sl0 10 l>t. $ Ia
~. - io > !. - lag n.
Chtt>,-Fa- "rN. not Ie>> than 300 pounds
June maxi. SD ID III. SO 10 III - To- 81: Jul!
make The I'm SAG Cte'>r, ne same.
u sir, mol les tHan fifty pound>-Sl0 to
l~t. = 20 ~. - to 81; Sage Cheese, - To ii.
and - r." -.
Br>l Collection OF Dairy Appafalu>-Sl5 to
Is. and SO TO- ~.
DAIRY olock-Mi.ch cow giving most milk in
one week, four years or over. SO 10 Isl, $40 to
ID. ST To- Sd.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

We learn from the Portland Press that j Ohm
Mead artist of North Bridgton, who contrbut-
ed several pictures of Maine fishes to the New
Orleans Exposition, by request of the Maine
Commissioner, has sold two of them at his own
prices to Cincinnati gentleman. The pictures
are to remain until the close of the exhibition.
the winter, report that Mr. Mead> pictures in
the Maine department attracted great admira-
ton from art connoisseurS.
We publish in our Maine news summary of a
recent decision of the law court in the matter
of the note Cashier Barron left the Dexter
Savings Bank, as alleged to make good an un-
fortunate speculation which the cashier had
advised. The court decide that ''Barron'> note
to the bank was invalid even as a gift and the
appropriation of insurance money to its pay
ment was without right
There are more Maine men in the Battle
Monument Association Of the Blue and Gray
OF Atlanta, Georgia, than we supposed. The
following is complete list: Mayor Sidney
Herbert, secretary; Messrs. Frederick Robe,
Alfred L. Buck, W. Ii. Smyth, G. {. Drum
mond, Charles I. Watson. j. c. kimball, j. H.
Thibadeau and l.. p. Grant members of the
executive committee.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

Ex-Secretary of State Frelinghuy sen is dy-
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

The Bangor Commercial says that when Hon.
Vim. NJ. Rust left the Republican party few
years ago he "made Il very perceptible hole in
the organization in Waldo county," Our es-
teemed up-river contemp orary is misinformed
When Mr.. Rust left the Republican party he
took the ''hole" with HMM the shape of Il
NAV ever open for pap. and he left the Repub-
lcan party because this capacious receptacle
was not sufficiently filled. He took the same
''hole' into the Greenback party, and it is now
distended to its utmost width and breadth with
the hope that "A Democratic administration will
drop into it the Belfast Custom House. That
j. the hole story
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

Many of the stories of the late Hon. A. g.
Jewett now going the rounds of the press have
little or no foundation in fact, and some of
them do the old War Horse" great injustice;
a., for example, the statement that when Min
lister to Peru he presented bim.elf in cowhide
boots and home spun clothes.' When in public
life Mr. Jewett dressed AS do other gentlemen
in official station. OF late years he has been
engaged mainly in farming and our farmers are
not in the habit of wearing broadcloth and fine
linen when they follow the pillow or drive the
moving machine. But stories of tue kind in
Dictated can only mi>lead the careless reader
and carry their own refutation to those who
think for themselves.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

The coming Eastern State Fair to be held at
Bangor with the New England fair will, to
quote Barnum's advertisements be the "greatest
show on earth" "A colossal agricultural aggrega-
ton. The fair grounds at Bangor are within
an easy walk of the heart of the city, the hotel
accommodations are excellent and ample, and
Bangor'> TWO daies may be relied upon to
make the most of the occasion and to keep the
visitors posted on the outside news as well.
The farmers of Eastern Maine should be up
and doing, if they want to hold their own with
ali New England in the competition. We hope
to see the industries of this section well repre-
scented at Bangor next fail.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

t,.t ~.
i'9l "NNihN N"NtH'hi' 't' D. ''"'''"'
postmaster at Centre LluCOmViIt, in this county,
WIS arrested ou Friday I,st liz D,rnuiy r. :
:, ,,..
Mh'l"l MaI"e' an" t7Aeh % l"l'a"i' '""t'n
I, charged with defrtuiing the government. His
s,I.r, is l.s.,I IA me on,,u,t nf tan,rs rnc,fI.4
anu IL Is alleEtV t'llI ne HAS fcportc" larger
number cancelled than the facts warrant in order
70 increase NJ S"l"4' nc va '">ti "eI"tt e =
C'lil'''i99i'i0i it''' ~ U"S 'iV'i"''"' N''
'"' "i''' an ' saw UNITS ' ''''
9u'" ~ 4-'o'' w ~ "FPO'i"'Ne at V'e Np''' 'o'"
" ~ 81 " " |
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J.,
me num15rr rptmrnra unt;l I'M, un,tIl attioriti,1.
became suspicious and place! the case IN The
tiI,f,,n ,'h, ,' ns,I ..'rra1,. I,,,,
brought the delinquent postmaster ID grief. For
forty uays me mans ~ East 6clmoht anu Camieh
'u ni 'S .,,rt,l ,,,i ~ W 49, ',, , i , t t
HE actual cancellation Of stamps hv punlnn during
that time was Si5 w. white me amount returned oy
ia h r.tmrnrI IN al H. iii ,r,n'i t',t grnl
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16

THE GOOD TEMPLARS. Tie largest, most pow
full, and most widely distributed temperance OF
ganization in the world is the Good Tcmrtrs,
whose Grand Lodge of our State is in sess SION At
Portland this week. Wherever civilization eN-
tends, Lodges of this Order are found and their
ritualistc work is printed in fourteen different
languages Other temperance organizations are
comparatively small or limited in their operations
The Womens Unions are confined wholly to the U.
s.; the Reform Club movement is limited to this
country; the 5. of I. are older but much smaller
and various other organizations are local in their
operations, while The Good Tcmplars are national
and international, crcling the earth with their
Lodges, to which the sane password is used to
admit an Englishman or an Australian, an Ainer
can or Swede an East Indian ScotChman, a
Negro or Il Canadian. Name boasts of having The
third largest jurisdiction in the world In regard
to membership, New York state is first and Sweden
second. The Right W &. Lodge is the head of the
Order in the world. 1t meets annually and the
sion this year is called at Toronto, Canada, May
26th. Its head officer is John g. Finch, the most
eloquent temperance orator whom our citizens had
the pleasure of listening to last summer The sec
ond highest Office is DIR. Oronhy atekha of Canada.
a Mohawk Indian, an able man and eloquent speak
er; and one of the minor OFF ,ers is African,
these officers illustrating In themselves the broad
ness and internationally of the Order. From tho
forthcoming report of the q. Sec of Maine Mr..
Bracket, of this city, we learn the order in the
State is holding its own. with 325 Lodges and over
26,0O0 members. a large amount of field work is
done annually to make good the mortality incident
to such organizations. The financial condition is
good, a small sum is always kept in the q. l..
treasury. The Order in Maine also has under its
charge juvenile department comprising 50 Tenn
pies, numbering over 5000 children banded under
the triple pledge. The session at Portland is
largely attended and measures of Importance to
the Order and to the cause of temperance will be
transacted, brief report of which we shall give
next week.
The Republican journal., 1885-04-16
Maine Matters.

NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
MAINE STATE AND EASTERN MAINE FAIRS.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-05
Fine Takers.

A writer in the New York Tribune
hiss been making study of the male
and female talker, and has arrived a.
these conclusions concerning their char
acteristics:
'The fine talker in city runs but
\ brief career. He is short-lived as the
race-horse or the man who swings by
one leg on trapeze, or hoists cannon
balls, or in any other way wins applause
by forcible spurts of display. In a
year or two the jokes begin to look
thin, and the capital stories give signs
of having been turned and patched
much too often. The talker then usually
throws them into lecture or two, and
Is apt to earn, not state dinners, but
daily bread and beef with them, while
ne delights provincial lyceums.
Outside of the large cities your fine
talker is seldom a wit. The bucolic
mind distrusts the funny man. The
people of small towns elect az their
oracle the ready but weighty speaker,
the man of general research into ency-
clopedias and magazines, who can give
you an opinion of-hand on beetsugar,
or Russian politics, or predestination, or
the chances as to the Presidency in 1884,
with fuency and authority. He keeps
his wits on tap, so to speak, ready for
all corners.
To be sure, even in the slow eddies
and currents of thought in provincial
life, the opinions of this leader OF in
telligence and conversation sometimes
appear stale and secondhand, and his
audience wonder whether they have
elected their ruler wisely. But they
generally wonder iii silence, and he talks
on his way triumphantly.
The female of this species is marked
by the same characteristics. She is
usually more elusive, however. She
takes her auditors more into her con-
fidence. A gushing sympathy and per-
sonal interest are her capital instead of
the good stories and the quick humor
of which women are destitute. Having
claimed you as her friend, she proceeds
TO show you what an acquisition you
have made. She is ready to exhaust
and settle forever all questions upper
most in the community, whether it be
the Indian problem, embroidered tides
or universal salvation.
The salient point to be noted in the
men or women who are popularity known
as fine takers in this country is that
their material is really, as a rule, stale
and second hand. They have a verbal
EXPERIENCES in handling thoughts; they
give them out as literally as the plough
man throws down the chopped fodder to
his herd. But the thoughts are chopped
fine and dried; they bear the same
relation to the simple utterances of
genuine thinker that the dry cut stubble
does to the green, live, growing corn in
the field.n
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-05
Some Singular Characters.

Every generation has Its eccentricities,
its Curious characters, its mysterious
men exciting the ridicule, wonder, and
curiosity of more commonplace people.
Here are few for the entertainment of
our readers:
The year 1866 saw the end of Rene
Lartique, Partisan of more notoriety
than reputation-a man of regular habits,
who had spent the best portion Of the
last fifteen years of his life at the Palais
Royal. Every morning at ten o'clock,
clad in patched coat, buttonless waist
coat, ragged trousers, and rusty old hat,
he would install himself in his particular
corner at Tissat's restaurant, there TO re-
main eating and drinking until three
in the afternoon. by which time he would
have got through half-a-dozen bottles of
wine
He then walked up and down the garden
until the clock struck five, when he re-
turned to his seat for another meal, which
occupied him until half-past nine, his
time of departure. Such a customer
might reasonably expect little favor at
the restaurant keepers hands. He did
not meet with it, One day Lartique
craved credit for his dinner; the lady
presiding at the compton, demurred to
complying with his request; whereupon,
calling one of the walters, Lartique went
with him into the office, and unbutton
ing took Of broad leather belt, and
showing the astonished gascon two hun
dred gold pieces of a hundred francs each,
tossed one of them into his band to settle
his bill-and Tissat's knew him no more.
Thenceforward his patronage was be-
slowed elsewhere, but he continued to
visit the Palais Royal as regularly as be-
fore, and eat and drink in the same
fashion until he fell, a victim 10 over in
diligence.
The "Man in Green" for many years
spent his afternoons parading the Gallery
at Brussels, never interchanging a word
with man or woman. In 1871 the famil-
lar figure failed to put in an appearance
for three successive days, and the police
set about inquiring what had become Of
him. They found him, only to see him
carried to his last lodging before the
week was out; but not before he had
made confession, unless the story made
public regarding him was a pure inven-
ton. 1t was strange one. Serving an
der the Russian government in the
Caucasian diamond mines, he had, in the
course of his duties, come into possession
of a stone of such extraordinary size
and beauty that the temptation to ap-
propriate it proved irresistible That
w "
was not so easy. Making an incision in
his neck large enough to receive the dia-
mond, he waited until the skin had
grown over it. Then he asked for Holt
day on the score of i'll health, and escap-
ing the vigilance of the searchers reach
ed Amsterdam with his spoil There he
disposed of it for something like twelve
thousand pounds. the diamond eventual
ly passing by purchase into the hands of
its proper Owner-the Gar.