The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-01-14
Words of Cheer.
COMMENTS OF CONTEMPORARIES ON THE
LnIIRNAI.

COMMENTS OF CONTEMPORARIES ON THE NEW
| JOURNAL.
The journal is fortunate in possessing the
regard of SO many of it's contemporaries.
Their recognition of it's endeavors has always
been generous, and if they have been over
partial We can only attribute it to a friendli-
ness which on our part we shall endeavor to
merit and reciprocate. When the journal
announced its proposed enlargement it re-
ceived many handsome notices, and now the
concentrations of the new Journal are com
ing in. We quote some of them below:
STILL LEADS THE COUNTY PRESS.
The Republican Journal in its new eight
| page fornl-put on at the commencement of
| volume siXtv-four-is a Typographical gem
! among newspapers, and model of splendid
| work i'll all departments of its we'll arranged
| pages. The disposition of it's EDITORIAL local ,
| news, miscellaneous and advertising depart
ments are admirably adjusted and the high
| toned matter, clear impression Of the new
| type and general make up is harmonious and
! artistic. Good before the change, ii is better
! now and still leads the county press as the
''model local weekly" kenneher journal
IT'S INCREASED PROSPERITY FULLY DESERVED
Now the Belfast .Iournal comes to us en-
| larged to- an eight page paper With Il hand
| SOME New dress of type and printed ON a new
! press made necessary hy the change in the
| form. The journal has long been one of tile
| very best weekly papers i'll the State and it's
| increased prosperity is fully deserved. Ban
| gor Wing 4 Courier
| THE LEADER OF THE wEEKLIES.
| The Belfast Journal makes its appearance
| this week printed on new press, with new
| type, and folded on a new folder. The gen
| eral make up and Typographical appearance
are of course much improved, and now it's
! claim is better than ever to the leadership
| of the weelllies of this state-and it was al
ways pretty good Portland Press.
ONE OF THE VERY BEST wEEKLIEs IN NEW
ENGLAND.
The Belfast Republican Journal comes out,
| this week. in its new eight page form and
| with a new dress of type. The journal has
| long been recognized as one of the very best
weekly papers in New England, and in its
| new form, it will have room to become still
| more valuable to its large circle of readers.
| Waterville Mail.
IN THE VERY FRONT RANK OF ALL MAINE
PAPERS.
I The Belfast Journal comes this week in
| its new eight page form and oNeriowiny
| with bright and interesting original matter.
| geographically it is a model and everything
| about the paper seems to be proving that the
| editors are determined to keep it in the very
which it has so easily occupied under its
present management. Bangor Commercial.
A PAPER THAT THE ENTIRE NEWSPAPER FRA
| TERNITY OF MAINE HAS BEEN PROUD OF.
The Belfast Republican Journal comes to
| us this week in entirely different form,
| but glance through its columns indicates
| the same master hand at the helm 1t is now
| changed to quarto form, seven twenty-five
| inch columns to the page, and the entire tif
| tN-slN columns are replete with interesting
| and timely matter. The Journal for many
years has been paper that the entire news
| paper fraternity of Maine has been proud
| of, and a most welcome visitor to not only a
| large number of subscribers but a lso to every
| editorial Sanctrm in the state, and its new
| improvements but enhance its value, Con
gratulations, Bro Pillshury, and many hap
| py years of success and prosperity. kenne-
| bee Reporter.
| WILL EASILY HOLD IT'S PLACE IN THE PRO
CESsloN.
| We congratulate the Republican Journal
| of Belfast ON It's success. With the first is
sue of the present year It drops the folio style
| and appears as AN eight page paper consider
| ably enlarged 1t has always been one of
the best county papers i'll Name, and its EN-
| terprise, push and general excellence will
| easily enable il to hold its place III the pro-
cession. Our brothers of the journal have
our best wishes. Bath Enterprise.
| lHE JOURNAL y TRIUMPH.
| Some weeks ago the Belfast Journal mod
| estly announced that it was gong to change
| It's form, get "A new press, Il new dress of type
| and make other Improvements, such as the
| spirit of the times and Intelligence of ITS
readers demanded. The journal was already
| one OF the best papers in the State. In typo
| graphical appearance and make up it a
| picture, While It's news was always breezy
and reliable, and IT'S editorial utttranceS
| timely and to the point. So on tle whole,
people generally thought that the journal
was about as good as 1t could be, and amy
change would bea dangerous experiment to
make.
Yet last week, w .th the first number of it's
$ xty-fourth vollme, the transfer nation was
| made and after IA careful inSpect ON, the edl-
tor of tins paper confesses that the new
| Journal is /; most STRIKING Improvement OV-
| er the beautiful Old Journal This rs IL good
sized eight page paper with seven columns
to the page, printed i'll a larger and fatter
| type and containing many new special fea-
lures that must increase ITS popularity. A
large space in the present ISSUE is devoted to
| Il history of the paper and Its editors. 1t
was started away back in 1929, and since
that time some of the brightest and ablest
and bralnest men in Maine have put their
best efforts into the journal. Take him for
all i'll all, it is probable that no man i'll Maine
ever left his individual work firmly i'm
pressed upon the minds of his readers as did
| William III. Simpson, who for many Years
was ed tor III chef OF the journal The ed
itor of this paper remembers reading his edi-
turia.s IN the journal away back i'll the six
ties and his face is wrnkled today because
the journal made him laugh so hearty when
he was a boy. From the days when Mr..
| Simpson wrote, on until now the Journal
has held front rank among the weekly papers
of New England. And though siNty-three
| years of age the journal of today is more
ambitious and more ANXIOUS to get and give.
| the best of everything than ever before.
The journal shows Il marked Improvement
| even to the eyes Of the trained newspaper
man. In the first place it is putting IT'S best
| news where people can see it, on the outside
| of the paper, and not hiding 1t away under
| selected stories and miscellany The mod
| ern newspaper reader demands a great deal.
| He not only wants the news and all the news,
but lie wants it served up art. st:cally and so
| placed and headed that 1T will show off to
the best advantage. The storekeeper puts
| his best and prettlest goods in the show win
| dows. The newspaper to win must initiate
| hlm and place its best news on the first page
| where it may be seen. In addition to this
the Journal has begun series of special az
| tlcles of local interest and promises more in
| the future. Such articles as the one IN the
present issue on the horses of Waldo county,
| written by that most accomplished horse
| man and courteous gentleman, Henry b.
Heagan, must add largely to the friends of
the paper. Finally, the local and town news
| is most extensive, telling something about
| everybody who is known in the neghbor-
| hood so that the Daper is SimOy "A series of