The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-12-20
Maine Matters.
/ NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
! IooTlIfItkS AND SPOOLS. COMPRESSED sAW-
| DUST AND MOCCASONS

Tbaro i -, :;
! ment To hunJroi "ni E.oH c,ntioI-
| tho St,to urh;h VI P.ofic III 'ni> se,tioi, o.
wr;t,,' 90 p;,ti H.. II uMes ~ origin 10 whittier
! Mn, ,rhf ,iNp'',n correspondent from
,i'lu 1h 'ho ni'hlh? oi wooden toolli-
turn, tham o,,t a. i"'totH "nt N Ihis town winch
| man, thom.anI ,,ar .''I ~ ~ NhoN no. no"
! f,,,t,.,.i i; XII va, 'h' ,nclc are sihiiar
HsiJ' f H. = ,'o',,,,el u neiShporing Ni''aSts'
l,ln,ni i ~ ',i'.',; ~" ~ "o!s uiIerly en-
rtiI. ', ~. i, i,oi"' .'oh ~ - tle>c useiu, ittle
| t,,.tr, T;t f'', AZ, pcnoh'ed oN 'ie m
| v,,,,la o i'i nv W. "hH the trees. the
.t ,h' Lr H. 'r'p, 'iie''l uo" ana the tcahi-
| r,,,.. ,m ,no u,t',eI " tlc iact"rN each
! ,h t,Li,il, ,,,.'. V. '"e h'ohc. ialu "ut ny
| ,,''l, N u, ii''',,''i W a. ~ IN "
f,'t',., , >o''S iol =, 10 81" per cora al the
| an .I i''' a et ~ iHN'oiH ''"es rom "oo |"
~ vs. iti !chI' Iulte Te>peclaple amount
'.i ~ l''' oui ioi rHW uiitGr'ai alone The wood
.tri H., ,, ,i,1 i''.,n "'it P"pi'i' "h" must De
a. '''iO'' a''l ".ho"' hh"'S, :" 'htrt Is
nd th., rI ~, ueai " N"sle 1T = e. >,iilat-
| .,.i, =, !" ""'np' n ".t ''a,ie III Maihe
H. rn,,,b ",,niar' ~ ,'I',i o. M! rar>.
4 t.ln n,n nnn M ,. ''e t"o'"l'I'hN nuihner
','I ' VI a'''u' NeN t'9H->tNen p'IkS ior
>, ''"i. ""'h"n an" 'iI'h III lhe ! hlled
,b ttt.,'ii. ~ 'V 'i'"uI ~ ~
m, i'i ''''' 'p' 'e ''t' ~, u'
!, i,,.t .+;l = =, ~ 'i'VH "0N N''e" :" 'h'9
,i, ou,>l.o =. Naihe' m
III ~ tia "oo'th 'oothpIrh ! sun
: tT t,; t''.npi ~ ~ w I'
'pHlh America When he made lle iirsf box,
amt 20 The Idea from the natives, who seem
hI>"t" haNra rcnrhant for whiting. We'll be
l IL ''''o u, Nh''ti'iS "ut !"
1N .l ~ p'.NS, Mi'.i ile >fil nome 10 ms Wiic
he ,,,l,.rf L,r,a nuarti, rI ,,,an i, S,,',l
A,r,.ri,, .n,;i :, .,, b' ',o, ,h it,a ~ u
.,,,.o .n,,,,,.I ,'n', - ,", '''i ''''' a.
'hrih /" "hlttllhE.
NrN' hrftturhed to hlS native town IN Maine
an" went l" lh\enllnS. In due time be had Z
/ lla'i'he lhhi would make picks about 10000
MN ~ last ~ the NWifte>i South American
"i'lti'f- aitd >1hrc l'ho he has been doing his
pest 10 >uipiN me world with toothpickS. He
ma :" perfected hl> machine that one operative
'dh MAKE l1,ooO picks per minute. His hu~i-
Boss rivals are numerous and toothplrN> are
rh'aP' " >llte OF te Fact that there J. ~ai'i 10
U"a H"rt u toothrick trust controlling the 'ro-
'"ti'h'
An"th'f Ns.uiiar industry which f"uri>he>
H western Maiht ! me making OF thread
hirrh timber. "A wood which work. po.iIy. hy
NaiioHs kinds of improved machines. There
are numerous mills throughout the Numbering
region Where the birch Is sawed Into strips
u"ut i"ur feet long. ana from one 10 two i'll
'heN IA width ai" thlrkie>>. These strip.
thrn 20 10 the spool factories 10 toe converted
lAip -pnui>. Inc processes are numerous but.
WIN one rAreltlon not particularly interest
hlE. he nrlh"d ot polishing the >poo> is
m"htl AMI "ri-iha y barrel is filled near!,
luH OF them and Then reNolved by means of
marhlaerN and betting. until The >pooi>
worn >'h'"'h hE ruhhn@ one against another.
dustrH III several of the villages of oxford
county. and VIII doubtless continue 80 until
ftt.4. IN ItGt, "A.