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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-01-31

The great HALARIA remedy, prepared by
the Columbia Medical Co. Price 81. 90;
six bottles $500. No mercury. opium,
potash or sarsaparilla.
EDWARD N. %IREToN, Manager,
1917 South Fifth St. Philadelphia.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-01-31

Adam Bede, George Eliot
Admiral's Ward,
Mrs. Alexander
Adventures of an Attorney,
After Long Years,
Ausburn Turner
All in a Garden Fair,
Besant-Rice
American in Iceland, An,
Andersen's Fairy Tales,
Arabian Nights Entertain'nts,
Arundel Motto, The,
Mary Cecil Hay
Astoria, Washington Irving
Austin Elliott, Henry Kingsley
Barnaby Ridge & Hard Times,
Beaucbampe, Simms
Beauty's Daughters,
"The Duchess
Bede's Charity
Belinda, Broughton
Birthday Party
Border Beagles, simms
Boy Conqueror
Boys Own Book of Outdoor
Sports.
Bride of Lamlnermoor, Scott
British Female Poets
Broken to Harness,
Edmond Yates
~Browning's Poems, Mrs. T.. u.
Bryant's Poems
Bnccaneer, The
Garcia, Hesba Stretton
Cassique of Hawaii, Smith
Cast up by the Sea, Baker
Champion Book of REGULATIONS
and Readings, Hawthorne
Character Sketches, Dickens
Charlemont. Simms
Charles OiMalley, Lever
Children of the Abbey, Rocht,
Christine. a Swedish Story
Christmas Book, Dickens
Christmas Stories,
Dickens-Collins
Cobwebs and Cables
Complete Letter Writer,
landlord
Confessions, Simms
Conspiracy, Bedean
Cricket's Friends
Daughter OF IIeth. 4. Black
David Lloyd's Last Will,
stretton
Deep Down, Ballantyne
Deerslaycr, Cooper
Don QuiXote, Cervantes
Doris, The Duchess
Doubleday's Children,
button Cook
Dun Allen
Ear1's Atonernent, Clay
East Lynne, Mrs Henry Wood
Eight Years Wanderings in
Ceylon
Eiiot's, George, Poems
England. Child's History Of
Dickens
Erling, The Bold, BaIlantyne
Ethan Brand, Hawthorne
Eureka REGULATIONS, Ist Series
Eutaw, simms
Evenings at Home
Experiences of a Barrister
Faith & Unfuith, The Duchess
Famous Men, Page
Favolite Poems
Felix Holt, George Eliot
Fern Leaves, Fanny Fern
File No. 113, Emile Gaborian
Fire Brigade, Ballantyne
FoTagers, SimIns
Forging their Chains,
Mary a. Roe
For Lilias, Rosa y. Carey
France, History of, Ionge
Frozen Pirate, The,
w. Clark Russell
Fur Country. Jules Verne
Gautran, ortbe House of White
Shadows, +. j.. " orboise
Geoffry Hamlyn
Giant Raft, Verne
Gideon Fieyce, II. W. Lucy
Gilded Clique, The, Gaborian
Golden Shaft, A, Gibbon
Grandfather's PocketboOk
Great Expectations, Dickens
Green Pastures and Piccadilly
Black
Grimm's COLLINS
Gulliyer's Travels and Baron
Munchausen. swift & Raspe
Guy Mannering. Scott
Half-IIours with Great Nov
elists
Half-IIours with Great story
TeIlers
Half-Hours with the Poets
Handy Andy, Lover
Happy Winter in Florida
Harry Lorrequer, Lever
Heart and Science
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1890-04-10

Waldo Pomona Grange met with Sebastic"ok
Grange at Burnham Town Hall. Tuesday, Anil
LIST, at 10 o'clock, a. m, and was well represented
About one hundred were present Bro Hartman
presided Address of welcome by W. II. klmtalI 4;
response by sister Ellen Gordon. The jJh degree
was conferred on thirty seven members Voted to
meet with star of Progress, jackson, MAY 9Th
The topic "Resolved, That the state should pro
hiDit dressed fresh meats from being shipped into
the state and offered for sale' was opened b. n r.
Murray, followed by Bro. Hartman Dr. Mitchell,
of Freedom, and DR.. Merrill, of Burnham, and
others. very animated discussion ensued, in
which the tainted meat from the West got a very
good airing. Song by Sister Iaddie Murray. re
sponded to by Sister Maria Mitchell. of Freedom.
who entertained the meeting with an original
song. Topic, Chat women should have an equal
share with the men in the Professions Opened
by Sister Otis Conforth, followed by Sisters Nick
erson, Shorey, Mitchell and others A vote of
thanks was extended to Sebasticook Grange for
hospitality. The programme for the next meeting
will be published later
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1890-04-10

TN. o,y.stai leo C.,nu.,,,- r+,,. DILL, \,
pi,.r.. at .a,-,. If,., I'LL, H., ,..,..
amin c.rtirl- ice last week. anil tt.. i,.5a.
t,r.rric,Ily over i'm this yf,.i,,ft,- f.5, .t+.
of the cut - N nnu t.,,. .- f,li,,,,...
II. +. pierce. b .lf4st u ooo+..
Crystal lc- co., Br.f;,st....... ........3ou.o :.
flft ltfIA, 'htE --,, ..+'' = ...-...-lhWn "
nIa'lltN ANelHi' niN -.t---. I',uHl a.
" iHteAou9' -" te!lt' iil'A ..--..- 49,. 1000 -
5"i',-n-ff :, >fr.li,iF -'''''' -.Wp
Atiitil ~ MAJ Slii4ll- ibtll't-t 1000
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have had fifty photographs 9xII made Of Camp
Knox, from an original photograph taken of the
Camp In 1861 cit is a most fine reproduction Of
the original" says, Col. Walker. Camp Knox
was situated two and one half miles from Alexan-
dria on the Old Fairfax road. The picture gives a
good view of the Fairfax House, and also of the
Sims House The photographs will be furnished
to any of the boys for Just what they cost 20 cts
each, and will be mailed to their address on receipt
of this price. There are only 20 of them and thfv
viii all soon be taken. Send to A. j. Maker Late
of Company |, 4th, Me. Volunteers, East Saugus.
Mass. 0 -
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Balance oNrrdraWn-.-..... .........$ :
WV. II. FoGiFK,)
! : y t F,ta Committee.

T----T-T NIIIT y T',|.
1here na- recn discrepancy between the ac-
counts Of the school agent and the city treasurer
for Years. The agents report always shows a
balance in favor of the district, when in some
cases there il actually an overdrawn account 1t
is supposed that hl- have been placed on the roll
~ accounts which were not approved BY the agent
ana of which be had no account.
It WAS voted that the agent be authorized to en-
p"I ain accountant to discover If possible the err
r-r. aMl r.M4rl 10 Oh. ncNt annllal mnnting
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The Accounts of the Central School District

,r g..
Inc auultlng committee appointed at the regular
school meeting III the Central District reported at
a., o,,i,,,,.,, ,,,ooti. MA -. c,-.....,a. ~.
an ""!"'ihe" iheclihS' helc on saturday iaSt, as
follows:
10 THE WORMS or a. <Tp,I S,,oor D1srp,rr.
The undnrsipned Auditinp t'nnnn,ittae of said
District herrl = suhnit tho fo1Iowinu renort
we have eXaminpd the renort Sf the niet,ict
Agent made tn he nistrict Morrb 5o,h ond an
The account of the receiits and Observation-Disclosures Of
the moneys Of the nistrirt therein renn,taJ to
be correct
We find that there Is now in the hands Of the
l'49liHt hStlt III t1Sll, lClhB the balance from
tuition collected, SIS 81.
We find that the District has over-drawn its ac
count with the City Treasurer the sum of - A..
Of $lo39.
We find that there have been for several wears
past discrepancies between the reports of the Dis
4 trict Agents and the accounts OF the Mayor and
cay Treasurer in regard to the financial standing
4 of the District with the city.
4 For example The report of the Agent at the
March meeting, 1850, reported in the hands of the
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1890-04-10

JACKSON. Mr.. Erastus johnson has leased his
farm To hls son-in- law, Lincoln Hatch and has
gone To the state of Washington accompanied nv
his son. Mr.. johnson has two brothers living in
seattle W quite an exciting race took place on
the ice at Brooks recently between the stations
Gen. Grant, owned by q. +. Lane, of Brooks and
Nictors Last, owned by j. Ii. Gates, of this town,
IN which Nlctor'9 Last was the victor-but not las
Nlctors Last is fine stallion seven wears old
color dark bay AMI weighs 1850 lbs. He was bred
by Chas. Collins, of East Nassalboro, and is bv
Victor, 2.23, he by cen. Knox, 2.3214, dam by BAY
Morgan, he by sherman Morgan. Mr.. Gates has
owned TINS line horse nearly two years and for
symmetry in form together with speed, style and
action he Is surpassed by few He can be found
at Mr.. Gates stable during the coming season
Mabele f., daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Charles O
foss, died April 2nd, aged 20 years, 3 months
About three months ago her health became i'm
paired amt the attending physician said that her
disease was bronchial asthma which soon devotion
ed into quick consumption thus early terminating
the HE OF one of our loved and exemplary Young
ladies'. The funeral, from the late residence Of
the deceased, occurred Sunday afternoon and was
quite largely attended, among whom were many
OF the members of the L. jackson +. W. b. Church.
OF winch she was most worthy and esteemed
member. Discourse by Rev. H. Small The par.
ent5 and sister of the deceased have the sympathy
OF the whole community in the sad bereavement,
which is 80 UNEXPECTEDLY ca st upon them :. Mrs
Ellab stevens is in very low condition. the larger
portion OF the lower part of her face having been
eaten away by cancer. Her suffering is torturous
IN the extreme Mr.. Chas A. Bracket has as
sumed the management of the vest manufacturing
business which has been conducted for so MANY
the new proprietor will build new shop at Brooks
during the summer and remove the business to
mat place..W. A. i5rac lCtt has gone to Lowell.
Mass, to engage in job printing in that city.
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News Of Belfast and Vicinity.


A. 5. Redman. Belfast, treasurer of the waldo
Agricultural society, is now prepared to pay all
premiums and bills against the society.
Mathews Bros, of this city, are making doors
for church at sorrento that will be unique in
hhish. The outside frame is to be left as rough
hewn by the carpenters adj.
The April term of the supreme Judicial Court
begins In this city on Tuesday of next week, Judge
Foster presiding. This will be the first term of
Judge Foster in Waldo county.
There are good many enquiries as to when,
where and to whom the dog tax is 70 be pail. The
city government at the meeting Monday evening
adopted the necessary regulations.
Mr. +. ID. Freeman, of Waldo, says he is losing
a large number of lambs this spring Ills shce,
never wintered better had better care, Il ut the
lambs die for want of nour-hment, the ewes NAY.
Ing no milk for them.
The Journal is under obligation to Mi F. f.
Crowley, Maine Central station agent at Belfast
and to Mr.. Joseph Hall, assistant agent at Unity
for couresies extended in transmitting new over
the Maine Central's private telegraph line
searsmont has man VINO is evidently training
for dime museum. one day last week he ate
twenty-five rancid cocoanut cakes, and later ate
one pound of dry prunes. lie then took sin pills
and went to bed. He was alive at last accounts
Capt J. T. Dow left Monday for Empire Mile
near Dalien, Ga, here lie Will have charge OF
the lumber and act a. shipping clerk tol the BROOK
lyn Lumber Co. Capt. Dow thinks the position a
very desirable one. lie expects 50 be uhst Mt from
Waterville from one to two years. Watrr,tIlt
Mail
party Of Belfast ladies had pleasant re
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|
rian supper and concert next Friday evening at
the G. A II. Hall. supper at six o'clock. Con
cert at eight. Tickets p cts Public are invited
People with money to invest should examine the
bonds offered for sale by j. W. Freterick 4 90. of
this city, who deal only in the best securities
They have now some st. Joseph, Mo. water com
pany bonds, that are good.
| The summer meeting of the Waldo County
| Teachers Association will be held at Troy corner
ON June 9th and nh Bills amt cards containing
the programme have been printed and the subjects
! Will be announced later.
Our farmers and others who wish to improve
their breed of horses shonli examine the stock of
Mr.. W G. Marshall, in this city. He has four
IIambleonian stations the superioro OF which can.
not be found in Waldo Count. Wnkesmont ana
Harodson well known to our horsemen The
| terms have been reduced ana stock raiser4 should
not lose the opportunity. Rcadh his advertisement
The Penobscot House at Browns Corner, East
Northport, is advertised for sale and offers a good
chance for a moderate investment in Il seaside
hotel near the popular Camp Ground.
FLAG RAISING PosrroNEn THE dag oyer the
High and Grammar school houses in this city
were to have been raised Monday morning. at the
opening OF the schools III the central district the
! exercises to consist of music and an address by
Rev. Il. 7 Hack. owing to the rain Monday moru
IN the exercises have becn postponed ta Friday
morning
Pensions have been granted "a, follows Origin
| al-Charles MilGkcn, Frankfort, Ieaar A. BAN
| North Sear4mout, Geo. " Burgess Belfast: JOS
| cph ii. Emerson, SWanyillc, trco We-cntt Cu--
| tine, increase Ivory NJ Btumi, tlu,rn James \
| Crockett, West WmttrppIt Rirha,d Watle,b
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The Easter number of IIarper's Bazaar contains
an article by Miss f. j. Dyer, under the caption of
after Schoo-What;"
CHURCH NorEs. The hour for holding evening
services at the various churches in this city, has
been changed from ! to $50 T. NJ.
The mean temperature for March was3l .92-four
degrees colder than March, 1889, but slightly above
the mean temperature for March in the past thirty
one years. Snow fell on thirteen days
Mr.. +. A. Dow, of Brigaolier Island brought to
Belfast Monday for shipment to Boston three sal
mon which weighed siNty-six pounds. The first
salmon shipped brought - per pound.
Whites Corner is to have a cheese factory in
operation this summer. MIR. Albra Whitmore of
Hampton, has bought the machinery of the Pros
pect amt liermon factories in part has the lum-
her ready for the building and 100 COWS pledged
t"r that purpose
We see by the marriage notices that former
journal correspondent and a successful school
teacher Mr.. NJ. J West was recently married in
this city. If we mistake not, the bride, Miss s. {.
Ham, has been a contributor to our local columns
The Jumnal extends congratulations and good
wishes.
The American Association for the Advancement
OF Physical Education met in annual convention
| Aprl ith at the IIemenwav gylnnasum, Cam
bridge, Mas. Dr. Dudley A. sargent formerly Of
Belfast wa elected president. DR.. Sargent read
an intere ting paper ON The Ply steal Tests of
man, holding his hearers throughout.
SUFFER- ANp ENrERINNMENr. The Woman'-
Auxiliary 70 the Young Mems Christian Associa.
tou Will giyt picnic supper at Otd Fellows Han
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BUCksPcRT Capt Blake OF the brig Fi,Ielia
bound Tor Philadelphia with cargo OF ice was
toWeo To Fort Point cove by the Bismarck Satur
aiY afternoon There IS great scarcity of sea
men ON the Pcnobscot river This season and Cant
Blake was forced to leave here two men short of
fun crew, after sending to Bangor, Belfast and
Rocklahd for them, but lie intended to Law at the
cove or At Brooksville where he hoped to secure
ms complement of men. II looks now as if wages
Tor me coasting service would be good the coming
season The stevedOrcs finished loading the ser
Mary Ann McCann, Friday afternoon and Satur-
day morning Capt. Fletcher secured the services
OF The tug Bismarck and was lowed out throu rh
the narrows.
There Is absolutely no adulteration in the Brus
sells soap, therefore 1t is the cheapest soap for
laundry, bath or toilet
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Business Courtesy.

There has been a great revolution in business
methods since the Introduction of the tele-
phone. the >tuno-rapher aud the type writer.
and it is all in the direction Of increasing the
capacity of those who DO the healWoIh hN
throwing details upon >uhorlnatr>. The Oil
fashioned form of business CORES pondrnce.
with lis studiou>ly courteous phra>in.. was
long since obsolete. Next came the crisp. con-
else form of autograph correspondence. TO be
succeeded in turn by the wordicr product of
the >tenographcr and type writer. The later
change has developed some undesirable ttat-
urc>. In many eases that have come 10 orr
notice it is evident that the principal i the Vie
tim of mis- placed confidence. and he i made 10
father statements that do i'm no credit and
that are sure to offend biz customers. Not long
since we received series Of letters from re-
putable business firm, with which we bad htl
many years of mutually pleasant and profitable
dealings, that would have stamped the concern
as alike bankrupt in money and morals. II
was clearly the product Of cheap rmpIoAr,
who deserved to he uuteremouiou>ly humccd
for hi impulenec While this i the only cas-,
OF the kind of which tho journal ha- t. com
plain we have knowledge Of many others
enough to show that there il room for lurth
reform in business methods. II Noes not 'lo
to leave too much To >uhar'liuaty>.
We have another illustration. IN a omcwhat
different line but pertinent 10 the main subject.
| sometimes comes about that the puhli> ler
get, ont of ''>ort>." to u~e thc printers lag-
lHncc; that i 10 say, he needs to r,lleni,h cgr-
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| Florida rorls amt rivers have been unfortunatc
a. Witness the los Of -ch- Palatka Welakl and
st. johns. The Florida is still aGoat but was once
ON lire at jacksonville and has been sold away
1.-The huK eff sch Prescott Iiazcltne arrived M
Boston Friday from Portland, in ton Tile Hazel
tine La been sold to the Boston TowboAt Co. ana
Wall be u-ed a q harbor lighter 1.-THE Zig four
masters seem to have had their Diay, and those of
1oU or 80 tons are taking the place of the O0u
l,30o and l,4oa ton schooncrs. Mr.. Bovine, for
whom the Sch Mile g. Bovine was built, has
contracted Win u. NJ Bean, Of Camden, for an
other four MASTER to he about 80 tons SCH
Tuluna loaded ice at Pierce's last Week ana sailed
saturday sch. Helen arrived from Nantucket last
week and has loaded ice and sailed for same port.
The Helen made the round trip from Belfast TO
Nantucket ana return in eighteen days. sch.
Charlotte 4 Sibley arrived ut JacksonvilIe April
,, seven day7 from New ork. sen. Chattanooga.
from South tmboy, has discharged al the railroad
wharf load of coal for the kennehec Fibre Com.
pany, of Benton..,.Sch. Charles f. SAMPSON has
Ioaded ce at Perce's for New York. -. Sch.
Bloomer, from Boston, last week DISCHARGED
drckoad Of hard pine for Mcdonald 4 Brown
The lumber thrown overheard and RATED
down to the yard ). The packet r. NJ Bonnie last
week made the trip from Belfast to VinaIhayen
amt return in two and half days.. Sch. George
y Ferguson has discharged load Of Philadelphia
coal for Mr.. Fred G. White. The Ferguson will
We taken out on the railway for slight repairs
The thrce-masted sch Charles +. Sampson has
chartered to carry Ice from Belfast to New York
during the shipping season.. The average ice
freight from Belfast to New ork is 81 80 per ton
sen. Paul seavey is loading paving at the
Railroad wharf for New York. Sch. Charles
Heath of Islesboro, is on Dyer's beach for re
pairs. sen. Fannie A. Gorham, from Satilla
River with ship timber for Rockland arrived at
Vineyard Haven Monday. Newburyport des-
patch OF the TN says Bark Haydn Brown has
been SOLD TO partles in st. John, n b., for about
S2ouOo capt. Pavcner retires from command =.
sch. Sarah +. Ward is now at peircc's ice wharf
loading Tor New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-11-11

The French Public Worship Estimates
PARIS, Nov. l0-ISpecial Cableram to THE
BEEl-During the debate In the chamber of
Omaha daily bee., 1890-11-11

make the average OF corn, 1919 bush,
potatoes, 57.5 bushels; buclSwhoa L =
bushels; hay, l.2O tons; tobacco, 1lS pound
That OF 1887 was 20l bushels. 1t is S3 pc
cent of the average of the last ten years,
period which included four universally poot
years, and only i3 per cent of last years crop.
The indication Of recent returns has been so
uniform that the estimate for record will not
be likely to change this figure unless by a
slight fraction, The decline the last decade
Is not due TO the impairment OF fertility but
to unfavorablo meteorological influences.
The highest rates arc in New England, as
usual
Now York averages s25.3.Pennsylvania, % . !;
Michigan 2G.7 Ohio, POI; Indiana 2i.3; Hi.
nols, %; Iowa, &c; Missouri, 25.S; Kansas, ll.3; 1;
Nebraska, 2O,3 The principal decline Is in
the corn surplus states. The average rate of
yield of potatoes is 51.5 bushels. The condi-
tion of the crop in October was lower
than in any reported previous crop
except in 1857, being Gl.T, against
6l.5 when the rate of yield was 500 bushels
per acre. The yields of the principal states
are as follows: New York. 62 bushels;
Pennsylvania, 6S; Michigan, IS; Ohio 46 ;
Indiana, 81; Illinois, 30; Iowa, 4S Missouri,
30; Kansas, IS: Nebraska; %; Minnesota, GS ;
Maine reports 95 New Hampshire, 80, and
Vermont %. The yields of the nay crop are
large, as rule, throughout the country
Tho cane sugar crop will be large one and
sugar beets have done well west Of the
Missouri